Bhutan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of hypertension, female
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Bhutan
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 43.0% against 27.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 37th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 24.1% | 13.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 27.6% | 12.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 28.3% | 14.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Bhutan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 43.0% against 27.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 15.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Bhutan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Bhutan ranks 37th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.