AFR vs Bulgaria: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude

AFR
31.9
in 2019
Bulgaria
52.2
in 2019
AFR rank
11th
Bulgaria rank
9th

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

  • AFR
  • Bulgaria
0204060199020042019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 52.2 against 31.9 in AFR, a difference of 20.3.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times AFR's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

AFR ranks 11th and Bulgaria ranks 9th of 17 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade AFR Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 31.96 50.91 18.95 Bulgaria
2000s 33.18 50.69 17.51 Bulgaria
2010s 32.76 51.74 18.98 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude, AFR or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 52.2 against 31.9 in AFR as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude between AFR and Bulgaria?
20.3, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and Bulgaria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do AFR and Bulgaria rank globally for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
AFR ranks 11th and Bulgaria ranks 9th of 17 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude. 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, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed