Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension) by country
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.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
77.5%
South Korea
Lowest
11.4%
Rwanda
Median
48.6%
Years covered
30
1990–2019
Data points
7,050
What the numbers show
Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 77.5% in South Korea; the lowest is 11.4% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.6%, and the mean is 46.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 159 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 77.4%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 19.2%).
Treatment for hypertension, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 77.5% | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 76.1% | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 74.3% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 73.3% | 2019 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 71.8% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela | 71.3% | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 71.0% | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 70.9% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 70.6% | 2019 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 69.9% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 69.8% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Nicaragua | 69.2% | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 13 | Cuba | 68.6% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 13 | Malta | 68.6% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Barbados | 68.3% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 68.2% | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 68.2% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 67.7% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 67.6% | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 67.3% | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 67.1% | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Kuwait | 66.7% | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 23 | Mauritius | 66.2% | 2019 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 24 | Jordan | 66.0% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 65.7% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 65.5% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 65.0% | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 65.0% | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Seychelles | 64.5% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 63.9% | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 63.9% | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 63.8% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | Turkey | 63.8% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 63.7% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 63.0% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Bahamas | 62.9% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Singapore | 62.9% | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 62.6% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 62.1% | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 40 | Brunei | 61.8% | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 60.6% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 60.4% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 42 | Montenegro | 60.4% | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 42 | Qatar | 60.4% | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 60.2% | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 60.2% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 60.1% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.9% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia | 59.8% | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Grenada | 59.7% | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 59.7% | 2019 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ukraine | 58.9% | 2019 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 53 | Andorra | 58.8% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cyprus | 58.7% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 58.0% | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 58.0% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 58.0% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 58 | Iran | 57.9% | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 57.7% | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 60 | Latvia | 57.3% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 61 | Russia | 57.0% | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 61 | Suriname | 57.0% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 56.8% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.7% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.7% | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 66 | Belarus | 56.6% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 56.6% | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 68 | Belize | 56.1% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | France | 55.7% | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 70 | South Africa | 54.7% | 2019 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 71 | Lebanon | 54.6% | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 72 | Dominica | 54.5% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 54.3% | 2019 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 74 | Georgia | 54.0% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 75 | Finland | 53.9% | 2019 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.9% | 2019 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 77 | Austria | 53.7% | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 53.7% | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 53.4% | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 53.0% | 2019 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 81 | Lithuania | 52.9% | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 52.7% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 52.3% | 2019 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 84 | Egypt | 52.2% | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 51.3% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 86 | Bahrain | 51.2% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 86 | Japan | 51.2% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 86 | Thailand | 51.2% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 89 | Lesotho | 51.1% | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 90 | Syria | 50.8% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 91 | Palestine | 50.7% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 49.6% | 2019 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 93 | Australia | 49.5% | 2019 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 49.5% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.0% | 2019 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 96 | Paraguay | 48.9% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 97 | Iraq | 48.3% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 48.1% | 2019 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 98 | Namibia | 48.1% | 2019 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 100 | Algeria | 47.9% | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 47.9% | 2019 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 102 | Botswana | 47.5% | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 47.1% | 2019 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 104 | North Korea | 46.9% | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 105 | Netherlands | 46.5% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 45.6% | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 106 | Norway | 45.6% | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 108 | Malaysia | 45.5% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 109 | Ireland | 45.1% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 110 | Cambodia | 44.9% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 110 | Oman | 44.9% | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 110 | Palau | 44.9% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 113 | China | 44.6% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 113 | Ghana | 44.6% | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 115 | Pakistan | 44.1% | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 43.7% | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 43.2% | 2019 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 117 | Tunisia | 43.2% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 119 | Libya | 43.1% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 120 | Philippines | 42.2% | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 121 | Estonia | 41.8% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 41.6% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 122 | Moldova | 41.6% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 41.5% | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 125 | Fiji | 40.9% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 40.6% | 2019 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 127 | Guatemala | 40.4% | 2019 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 128 | Eswatini | 39.9% | 2019 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 129 | Myanmar | 39.8% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 129 | Sweden | 39.8% | 2019 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 131 | Mali | 39.7% | 2019 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 132 | Yemen | 39.3% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 133 | Morocco | 36.7% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.1% | 2019 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 135 | Laos | 35.6% | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 35.2% | 2019 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 137 | India | 35.1% | 2019 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 138 | Vietnam | 34.2% | 2019 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 139 | Maldives | 34.0% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 34.0% | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 141 | Haiti | 33.1% | 2019 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 32.9% | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 32.6% | 2019 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 144 | Micronesia (country) | 31.5% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 145 | Bhutan | 31.4% | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.8% | 2019 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mauritania | 30.5% | 2019 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.1% | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 149 | Nauru | 30.0% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 150 | Comoros | 29.7% | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 151 | Nigeria | 29.6% | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 152 | Somalia | 29.4% | 2019 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 152 | Tonga | 29.4% | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 154 | Burundi | 29.3% | 2019 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 155 | Benin | 29.2% | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 155 | South Sudan | 29.2% | 2019 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 28.9% | 2019 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 157 | Malawi | 28.9% | 2019 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 159 | Zambia | 28.7% | 2019 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 160 | Liberia | 28.6% | 2019 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 161 | Sudan | 28.2% | 2019 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 162 | Chad | 27.9% | 2019 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 163 | Denmark | 27.3% | 2019 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 164 | Angola | 26.9% | 2019 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 165 | Eritrea | 26.7% | 2019 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26.6% | 2019 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 167 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 26.5% | 2019 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 167 | Guinea | 26.5% | 2019 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 26.1% | 2019 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 169 | Togo | 26.1% | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 25.9% | 2019 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 172 | East Timor | 25.7% | 2019 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 173 | Senegal | 25.0% | 2019 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 24.2% | 2019 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 175 | Uganda | 22.7% | 2019 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 176 | Cameroon | 21.9% | 2019 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 177 | Indonesia | 21.4% | 2019 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 178 | Nepal | 21.2% | 2019 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 20.9% | 2019 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 179 | Tuvalu | 20.9% | 2019 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 20.6% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 181 | Samoa | 20.6% | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 183 | Kenya | 20.5% | 2019 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 184 | Mozambique | 18.9% | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 185 | Madagascar | 18.6% | 2019 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 16.8% | 2019 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 187 | Tanzania | 16.6% | 2019 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 16.0% | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 15.6% | 2019 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 190 | Kiribati | 15.0% | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 191 | Niger | 14.9% | 2019 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 192 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2019 | up 58.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 73.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 64.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 63.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 63.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 63.4%
- OECD members 63.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 62.7%
- High income 62.0%
- European Union 60.5%
- Euro area 59.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 59.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 58.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 58.6%
- Caribbean Small States 57.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 51.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 48.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 48.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 48.1%
- Small states 47.7%
- Upper middle income 47.6%
- Other small states 46.7%
- World 46.1%
- Arab World 45.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 43.3%
- Middle income 43.2%
- Low & middle income 42.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 41.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 39.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 39.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 39.9%
- Lower middle income 37.3%
- South Asia 35.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 35.7%
- Least developed countries 30.3%
- Pacific island small states 29.1%
- Africa Western and Central 29.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 28.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 28.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 28.6%
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.