Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Seychelles, at 55.2% against 25.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Treatment for hypertension

Seychelles

55.2%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

25.7%

in 2019

Seychelles rank

33rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

36th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Seychelles
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 55.2% against 25.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 29.5%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Seychelles ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.0%	9.3%	19.6%	Seychelles
2000s	40.7%	14.3%	26.4%	Seychelles
2010s	50.9%	21.8%	29.2%	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Seychelles, at 55.2% against 25.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 29.5%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Seychelles ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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.