Kenya vs Turkey: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Kenya
34.7%
in 2019
Turkey
34.4%
in 2019
Kenya rank
123rd
Turkey rank
126th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Kenya
- Turkey
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 34.7% against 34.4% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Kenya ranks 123rd and Turkey ranks 126th of 192 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 42.8% | 7.6% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 41.2% | 4.1% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Kenya or Turkey?
- Kenya, at 34.7% against 34.4% in Turkey as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Kenya and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Kenya ranks 123rd and Turkey ranks 126th 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.