Moldova vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of hypertension, female
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Moldova
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 46.9% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Moldova has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.1% | 35.4% | 15.7% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 37.4% | 11.5% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 38.2% | 9.5% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Moldova or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Moldova, at 46.9% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 9.2%, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Moldova and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Moldova ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.