Kiribati vs World: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Kiribati
43.8%
in 2019
World
31.5%
in 2019
Kiribati rank
28th
World rank
30th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Kiribati
- World
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 43.8% against 31.5% in World, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Kiribati ranks 28th and World ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 31.8% | 3.1% | World |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 32.5% | 3.3% | World |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 32.1% | 6.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Kiribati or World?
- Kiribati, at 43.8% against 31.5% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Kiribati and World?
- 12.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Kiribati and World rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Kiribati ranks 28th and World ranks 30th 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.