Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence

Iceland
27.5
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
27.8
in 2019
Iceland rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence over time

  • Iceland
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030199020042019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.8 against 27.5 in Iceland, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 34.15 22.73 11.42 Iceland
2000s 33.13 22.15 10.98 Iceland
2010s 29.64 25.63 4.01 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 27.8 against 27.5 in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
0.3, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Iceland ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed