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Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension) by country

Treatment for hypertension, male, 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
75.8%
Canada
Lowest
9.7%
Rwanda
Median
35.3%
Years covered
30
1990–2019
Data points
7,050

What the numbers show

Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 75.8% in Canada; the lowest is 9.7% in Rwanda.

The median across all reporting countries is 35.3%, and the mean is 35.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 189 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 90.3%), and the largest decrease in United States (down 3.9%).

Treatment for hypertension, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 75.8% 2019 up 9.7% rising
2 Iceland 71.0% 2019 up 14.9% rising
3 South Korea 67.2% 2019 up 27.3% rising
4 United States 66.3% 2019 down 3.9% rising
5 Kazakhstan 65.7% 2019 up 24.7% rising
6 Malta 65.1% 2019 up 17.3% rising
7 Costa Rica 63.5% 2019 up 32.6% rising
8 Germany 61.1% 2019 up 17.3% rising
9 Czechia 59.1% 2019 up 18.7% rising
10 Singapore 58.9% 2019 up 17.1% rising
11 Slovakia 58.5% 2019 up 21.4% rising
12 Portugal 57.2% 2019 up 23.3% rising
13 Poland 56.2% 2019 up 33.2% rising
14 Switzerland 55.8% 2019 up 22.6% rising
15 Greece 55.4% 2019 up 15.4% rising
16 Belgium 55.2% 2019 up 17.7% rising
17 Brazil 54.4% 2019 up 29.5% rising
17 Mauritius 54.4% 2019 up 31.4% rising
19 Austria 54.3% 2019 up 16.0% rising
20 Venezuela 54.2% 2019 up 31.2% rising
21 Romania 53.3% 2019 up 27.2% rising
22 Cuba 52.5% 2019 up 14.4% rising
23 Andorra 52.3% 2019 up 17.3% rising
24 Brunei 52.1% 2019 up 16.8% rising
24 Cyprus 52.1% 2019 up 17.3% rising
26 Jordan 51.5% 2019 up 18.7% rising
27 Kuwait 51.2% 2019 up 23.1% rising
28 Luxembourg 51.1% 2019 up 30.4% rising
29 Barbados 51.0% 2019 up 16.4% rising
29 Spain 51.0% 2019 up 17.8% rising
29 Italy 51.0% 2019 up 26.2% rising
32 El Salvador 50.6% 2019 up 18.8% rising
32 Turkey 50.6% 2019 up 13.5% rising
34 Chile 49.9% 2019 up 24.8% rising
34 France 49.9% 2019 up 17.7% rising
36 Nicaragua 49.7% 2019 up 27.1% rising
36 Serbia 49.7% 2019 up 25.5% rising
38 Israel 49.6% 2019 up 8.3% rising
39 Finland 48.8% 2019 up 14.8% rising
40 Honduras 47.9% 2019 up 28.4% rising
41 Norway 47.8% 2019 up 26.5% rising
41 Qatar 47.8% 2019 up 24.8% rising
43 United Kingdom 47.4% 2019 up 13.9% rising
44 Uruguay 47.3% 2019 up 26.1% rising
45 Palestine 47.1% 2019 up 28.0% rising
45 Seychelles 47.1% 2019 up 30.1% rising
47 New Zealand 47.0% 2019 up 8.0% rising
48 Australia 46.7% 2019 down 3.3% rising
49 Dominican Republic 46.4% 2019 up 14.6% rising
50 Croatia 46.2% 2019 up 20.0% rising
51 Hungary 46.0% 2019 up 24.0% rising
52 Japan 45.9% 2019 up 17.1% rising
53 Mongolia 45.7% 2019 up 19.9% rising
53 Panama 45.7% 2019 up 30.6% rising
55 Colombia 45.6% 2019 up 35.7% rising
56 Slovenia 45.4% 2019 up 24.7% rising
57 Bulgaria 45.2% 2019 up 24.5% rising
57 North Macedonia 45.2% 2019 up 24.9% rising
59 Montenegro 45.0% 2019 up 24.7% rising
60 Latvia 44.5% 2019 up 20.3% rising
61 Lebanon 43.6% 2019 up 21.1% rising
62 Russia 42.6% 2019 up 22.4% rising
63 Bahamas 42.3% 2019 up 17.8% rising
64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.0% 2019 up 25.7% rising
65 Suriname 41.6% 2019 up 18.2% rising
66 Georgia 41.0% 2019 up 16.8% rising
67 Malaysia 40.3% 2019 up 14.2% rising
68 Guyana 40.1% 2019 up 18.6% rising
69 Antigua and Barbuda 39.7% 2019 up 17.5% rising
70 Netherlands 39.6% 2019 up 32.9% rising
70 Puerto Rico 39.6% 2019 up 17.9% rising
70 Sweden 39.6% 2019 up 20.7% rising
73 Trinidad and Tobago 39.5% 2019 up 16.5% rising
74 Bolivia 39.3% 2019 up 17.3% rising
74 Mexico 39.3% 2019 up 33.2% rising
74 North Korea 39.3% 2019 up 18.4% rising
77 Namibia 38.9% 2019 up 43.0% rising
78 Iraq 38.7% 2019 up 20.9% rising
79 Turkmenistan 38.2% 2019 up 17.9% rising
80 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.8% 2019 up 19.2% rising
81 Syria 37.7% 2019 up 20.8% rising
82 Bahrain 37.6% 2019 up 20.9% rising
82 Belarus 37.6% 2019 up 21.3% rising
82 Ireland 37.6% 2019 up 15.7% rising
82 Iran 37.6% 2019 up 24.5% rising
86 Saint Lucia 37.5% 2019 up 19.0% rising
87 Jamaica 37.3% 2019 up 13.7% rising
87 Lithuania 37.3% 2019 up 26.9% rising
89 Ecuador 37.2% 2019 up 14.1% rising
89 South Africa 37.2% 2019 up 44.2% rising
91 Saudi Arabia 37.0% 2019 up 22.9% rising
91 Thailand 37.0% 2019 up 23.3% rising
93 Dominica 36.2% 2019 up 20.7% rising
94 Ukraine 36.0% 2019 up 31.4% rising
95 Estonia 35.9% 2019 up 17.3% rising
96 Argentina 35.3% 2019 up 7.0% rising
96 Grenada 35.3% 2019 up 19.3% rising
98 China 35.1% 2019 up 14.7% rising
99 United Arab Emirates 35.0% 2019 up 21.1% rising
100 Afghanistan 34.6% 2019 up 25.4% rising
100 Egypt 34.6% 2019 up 9.5% rising
102 Bangladesh 34.1% 2019 up 14.0% rising
103 Belize 34.0% 2019 up 23.2% rising
104 Uzbekistan 33.6% 2019 up 14.7% rising
104 Yemen 33.6% 2019 up 24.0% rising
106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.3% 2019 up 18.9% rising
107 Azerbaijan 32.5% 2019 up 34.3% rising
107 Botswana 32.5% 2019 up 45.1% rising
109 Moldova 31.2% 2019 up 22.8% rising
110 Kyrgyzstan 30.8% 2019 up 21.7% rising
111 Oman 30.4% 2019 up 31.0% rising
112 Guatemala 30.3% 2019 up 59.5% rising
113 Algeria 30.1% 2019 up 17.1% rising
114 Mali 29.6% 2019 up 46.5% rising
114 Tunisia 29.6% 2019 up 25.4% rising
116 Lesotho 29.4% 2019 up 47.0% rising
117 Palau 29.2% 2019 up 21.7% rising
118 Peru 28.9% 2019 up 13.3% rising
119 Philippines 28.7% 2019 up 24.2% rising
120 Sri Lanka 28.6% 2019 up 17.2% rising
121 Paraguay 28.4% 2019 up 27.4% rising
122 Libya 28.1% 2019 up 27.7% rising
123 Fiji 27.7% 2019 up 4.5% rising
123 Maldives 27.7% 2019 up 28.8% rising
125 Ghana 27.6% 2019 up 68.3% rising
125 Nauru 27.6% 2019 up 9.5% rising
127 Zimbabwe 27.5% 2019 up 44.0% rising
128 Nigeria 27.4% 2019 up 90.3% volatile
129 Laos 27.3% 2019 up 28.2% rising
130 Myanmar 27.1% 2019 up 23.7% rising
131 Cambodia 27.0% 2019 up 28.6% rising
132 Eswatini 26.9% 2019 up 47.0% rising
133 Marshall Islands 26.5% 2019 up 3.9% rising
134 Vietnam 26.1% 2019 up 47.5% rising
135 Democratic Republic of Congo 25.4% 2019 up 48.5% rising
136 Denmark 25.1% 2019 up 10.6% rising
136 India 25.1% 2019 up 36.4% rising
138 Pakistan 24.9% 2019 up 1.6% rising
139 Cape Verde 24.8% 2019 up 51.2% rising
140 Micronesia (country) 23.7% 2019 up 13.4% rising
140 Liberia 23.7% 2019 up 55.9% rising
142 Tajikistan 23.3% 2019 up 16.5% rising
143 Somalia 22.9% 2019 up 52.7% rising
144 Gabon 22.7% 2019 up 51.3% rising
145 Equatorial Guinea 22.6% 2019 up 50.7% rising
145 East Timor 22.6% 2019 up 24.9% rising
147 Armenia 22.5% 2019 up 16.6% rising
147 Tonga 22.5% 2019 up 16.0% rising
149 Angola 22.2% 2019 up 51.0% rising
150 Gambia 22.0% 2019 up 57.1% rising
151 Congo 21.6% 2019 up 54.3% rising
152 Eritrea 21.4% 2019 up 55.1% rising
152 Haiti 21.4% 2019 up 9.2% rising
154 Guinea-Bissau 21.2% 2019 up 55.9% rising
155 Bhutan 21.1% 2019 up 14.7% rising
155 Mauritania 21.1% 2019 up 55.1% rising
157 South Sudan 20.5% 2019 up 51.9% rising
158 Cote d'Ivoire 20.3% 2019 up 59.8% rising
158 Morocco 20.3% 2019 up 13.4% rising
158 Chad 20.3% 2019 up 57.4% rising
158 Samoa 20.3% 2019 up 11.5% rising
162 Burundi 20.1% 2019 up 52.3% rising
162 Djibouti 20.1% 2019 up 51.1% rising
164 Benin 19.4% 2019 up 50.4% rising
165 Albania 19.3% 2019 up 24.5% rising
165 Sao Tome and Principe 19.3% 2019 up 45.1% rising
167 Tuvalu 18.9% 2019 up 8.0% rising
168 Comoros 18.7% 2019 up 57.1% rising
169 Zambia 17.8% 2019 up 56.1% rising
170 Papua New Guinea 17.5% 2019 up 15.9% rising
171 Guinea 16.6% 2019 up 64.4% rising
171 Malawi 16.6% 2019 up 84.4% rising
173 Sudan 16.3% 2019 up 50.9% rising
174 Cameroon 16.2% 2019 up 43.4% rising
175 Nepal 15.9% 2019 up 33.6% rising
176 Ethiopia 15.6% 2019 up 54.5% rising
176 Kiribati 15.6% 2019 down 1.3% rising
178 Senegal 15.5% 2019 up 56.6% rising
178 Sierra Leone 15.5% 2019 up 68.5% rising
180 Indonesia 15.4% 2019 up 37.5% rising
181 Central African Republic 14.1% 2019 up 69.9% rising
182 Burkina Faso 13.7% 2019 up 63.1% rising
182 Togo 13.7% 2019 up 69.1% rising
182 Tanzania 13.7% 2019 up 71.2% rising
185 Uganda 13.0% 2019 up 47.7% rising
186 Madagascar 12.6% 2019 up 77.5% rising
187 Niger 11.7% 2019 up 82.8% rising
188 Solomon Islands 11.2% 2019 up 1.8% rising
189 Vanuatu 11.0% 2019 up 15.8% rising
190 Mozambique 10.1% 2019 up 57.8% rising
191 Kenya 9.9% 2019 up 45.6% rising
192 Rwanda 9.7% 2019 up 64.4% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit
% of male 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
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Treatment for hypertension, male, 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.