Italy vs United States: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Italy
28.6%
in 2019
United States
29.0%
in 2019
Italy rank
158th
United States rank
157th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 29.0% against 28.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 158th and United States ranks 157th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 28.9% | 9.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 29.9% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.5% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 29.0% against 28.6% in Italy as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Italy and United States?
- 0.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Italy ranks 158th and United States ranks 157th 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.