Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Prevalence of hypertension, female
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 45.3% against 36.7% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 34.4% | 3.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 36.1% | 3.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 37.0% | 6.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Afghanistan or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Afghanistan, at 45.3% against 36.7% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 8.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 19th 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
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.