Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Namibia or Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 45.1% against 44.8% in Namibia as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Namibia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

0.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

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.

Namibia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Namibia

44.8%

in 2019

Saint Kitts and Nevis

45.1%

in 2019

Namibia rank

22nd

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

21st

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

Namibia
Saint Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 45.1% against 44.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 22nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 21st of 192 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.4%	39.3%	2.1%	Namibia
2000s	45.0%	42.3%	2.7%	Namibia
2010s	45.7%	44.7%	1.0%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Namibia or Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 45.1% against 44.8% in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Namibia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 0.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?: Namibia ranks 22nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 21st 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.