Post-demographic dividend vs United States: Treatment for hypertension
Post-demographic dividend
58.3%
in 2019
United States
69.5%
in 2019
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 69.5% against 58.3% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 43 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 60.8% | 23.0% | United States |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 69.9% | 19.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 71.7% | 14.2% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Post-demographic dividend or United States?
- United States, at 69.5% against 58.3% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Post-demographic dividend and United States?
- 11.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and United States rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 43 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.