Grenada vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of hypertension, female

Grenada
45.6%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
37.7%
in 2019
Grenada rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
14th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

  • Grenada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Grenada currently reports 45.6% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Grenada's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Grenada has been ahead every year.

Grenada ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 39.4% 35.4% 4.1% Grenada
2000s 42.4% 37.4% 5.0% Grenada
2010s 45.1% 38.2% 6.9% Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Grenada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Grenada, at 45.6% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Grenada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7.9%, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Grenada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
Grenada ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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

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.