Percentage of people indicated for BP medication who were taking medication, by sex.

The numbers on the right for each country and sex present univariate risk ratio of taking BP medication for an individual indicated for medication per World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension guidelines, compared to an individual not indicated for medication. Indication for use of BP medication was defined as the presence of any of the following: an extreme blood pressure elevation (systolic BP ≥ 160 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 100 mm Hg), a 10-year CVD risk ≥ 30%, or a 10-year CVD risk of 20%–29% and elevated blood pressure (systolic BP ≥ 140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg). The risk ratio for men in Vanuatu was not calculated as among men indicated for medication, fewer than 5 men were on medication. BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; EEM, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean; StVG, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.