Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?

Micronesia (country), at 27.8% against 26.4% in Tonga as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?

1.4%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)

Micronesia (country)

27.8%

in 2019

Tonga

26.4%

in 2019

Micronesia (country) rank

146th

Tonga rank

148th

Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension) over time

Micronesia (country)
Tonga

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 27.8% against 26.4% in Tonga, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 148th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.0%	21.4%	0.3%	Tonga
2000s	23.6%	23.7%	0.1%	Tonga
2010s	26.7%	25.9%	0.9%	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Micronesia (country) or Tonga?: Micronesia (country), at 27.8% against 26.4% in Tonga as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Micronesia (country) and Tonga?: 1.4%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tonga?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tonga rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Micronesia (country) ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit: % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.