Italy vs Portugal: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Italy
28.6%
in 2019
Portugal
28.0%
in 2019
Italy rank
158th
Portugal rank
160th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 28.6% against 28.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 158th and Portugal ranks 160th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 36.0% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 33.1% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 0.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 28.6% against 28.0% in Portugal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Italy ranks 158th and Portugal ranks 160th 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.