Review Article

Pharmacogenomics of Hypertension in Africa: Paving the Way for a Pharmacogenetic-Based Approach for the Treatment of Hypertension in Africans

Table 2

List of top African countries with low hypertension treatment rates as reported by the World Health Organisation in 2021 by gender.

CountryTreatment rate (%)

Women
Rwanda11
Niger15
Ethiopia15
Tanzania17
Madagascar19
Mozambique19
Kenya21

Men
Rwanda10
Kenya10
Mozambique10
Niger12
Madagascar13
Uganda13
Togo14
Burkina Faso14

Treatment rate (%) expressed as the percentage of all women or men with hypertension.