Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
38.5%
in 2019
Tonga
46.8%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Tonga rank
12th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Tonga
01020304050199020042019

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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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

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.