Afghanistan vs Low income: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Afghanistan
45.3%
in 2019
Low income
35.4%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
19th
Low income rank
22nd
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Low income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 45.3% against 35.4% in Low income, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Low income ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 32.9% | 5.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 34.4% | 5.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 35.5% | 7.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Afghanistan or Low income?
- Afghanistan, at 45.3% against 35.4% in Low income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Afghanistan and Low income?
- 9.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Low income ranks 22nd 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.