Japan vs Spain: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Japan
22.5%
in 2019
Spain
20.8%
in 2019
Japan rank
187th
Spain rank
189th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 22.5% against 20.8% in Spain, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 187th and Spain ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 33.2% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 29.7% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 22.5% against 20.8% in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Japan and Spain?
- 1.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Japan ranks 187th and Spain ranks 189th 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.