What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?

1.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Dominican Republic

49.2%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

48.0%

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

4th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

5th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

Dominican Republic
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 49.2% against 48.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.3%	43.2%	0.1%	Dominican Republic
2000s	46.3%	46.2%	0.1%	Dominican Republic
2010s	48.9%	47.9%	1.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Dominican Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?: Dominican Republic, at 49.2% against 48.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?: Dominican Republic ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.