Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Afghanistan
45.3%
in 2019
Africa Eastern and Southern
37.1%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
19th
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
16th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Eastern and Southern
01020304050199020042019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 45.3% against 37.1% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 37.9% 34.7% 3.3% Afghanistan
2000s 39.6% 37.0% 2.6% Afghanistan
2010s 43.2% 37.8% 5.4% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
Afghanistan, at 45.3% against 37.1% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
8.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79)
Unit
% of female adults ages 30-79
Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Prevalence of hypertension, female, is the percentage of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.