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

Malawi
24.5
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
25.3
in 2019
Malawi rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th

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

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030199020042019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.3 against 24.5 in Malawi, a difference of 0.8.

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

Malawi ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 32.42 19.84 12.58 Malawi
2000s 33.35 19.35 14 Malawi
2010s 28.3 22.88 5.42 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 25.3 against 24.5 in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
0.8, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Malawi ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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, 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