Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 46.8% against 38.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 32.8% | 5.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 33.7% | 6.3% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 42.1% | 2.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 46.8% against 38.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 8.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 12th 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.