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

Uruguay, at 54.7% against 25.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.

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

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uruguay: Treatment for hypertension

Sub-Saharan Africa

25.7%

in 2019

Uruguay

54.7%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

36th

Uruguay rank

37th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 54.7% against 25.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 29.0%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.3%	32.1%	22.8%	Uruguay
2000s	14.3%	44.0%	29.7%	Uruguay
2010s	21.8%	52.8%	31.0%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 54.7% against 25.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?: 29.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 37th 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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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.