Afghanistan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of hypertension, female
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 45.3% against 36.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 34.7% | 3.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.4% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 37.5% | 5.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Afghanistan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 45.3% against 36.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 8.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th 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.