Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Kenya or United Arab Emirates?

Kenya, at 34.7% against 34.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Arab Emirates?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

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.

Kenya vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Kenya

34.7%

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

34.5%

in 2019

Kenya rank

123rd

United Arab Emirates rank

124th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

Kenya
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 34.7% against 34.5% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Kenya ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.2%	36.0%	0.8%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	37.1%	36.0%	1.1%	Kenya
2010s	36.4%	35.1%	1.3%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Kenya or United Arab Emirates?: Kenya, at 34.7% against 34.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Kenya and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Arab Emirates?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Kenya and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?: Kenya ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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: 17 September 2026

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.