France vs Sweden: Prevalence of hypertension, female
France
24.4%
in 2019
Sweden
24.6%
in 2019
France rank
182nd
Sweden rank
181st
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 24.6% against 24.4% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
France ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 181st of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 34.6% | 3.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 32.6% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 27.4% | 2.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 24.6% against 24.4% in France as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between France and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- France ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 181st 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.