Lower middle income vs Namibia: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Lower middle income
34.1%
in 2019
Namibia
44.8%
in 2019
Lower middle income rank
25th
Namibia rank
22nd
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Lower middle income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 44.8% against 34.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 41.4% | 8.9% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 45.0% | 11.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 45.7% | 11.5% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Lower middle income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 44.8% against 34.1% in Lower middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Lower middle income and Namibia?
- 10.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Namibia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Lower middle income and Namibia rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
- 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.