Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
40.2%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
48.0%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
01020304050199020042019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 48.0% against 40.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 44.9% 43.2% 1.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 43.3% 46.2% 2.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 41.3% 47.9% 6.6% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 48.0% against 40.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
7.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 43 groups.
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

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.