Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Portugal or United States?

United States, at 69.5% against 63.4% in Portugal as of 2019.

What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Portugal and United States?

6.1%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?

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

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.

Portugal vs United States: Treatment for hypertension

Portugal

63.4%

in 2019

United States

69.5%

in 2019

Portugal rank

9th

United States rank

6th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Portugal
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 69.5% against 63.4% in Portugal, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 192 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.7%	60.8%	24.1%	United States
2000s	49.2%	69.9%	20.7%	United States
2010s	60.5%	71.7%	11.1%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Portugal or United States?: United States, at 69.5% against 63.4% in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Portugal and United States?: 6.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Portugal ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th 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: 17 September 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.