Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Puerto Rico or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Puerto Rico, at 43.2% against 31.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Puerto Rico vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of hypertension, female

Puerto Rico

43.2%

in 2019

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

31.0%

in 2019

Puerto Rico rank

34th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

31st

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

Puerto Rico
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 43.2% against 31.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 34th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.6%	30.4%	7.2%	Puerto Rico
2000s	40.0%	31.6%	8.4%	Puerto Rico
2010s	42.6%	31.3%	11.3%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Puerto Rico or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Puerto Rico, at 43.2% against 31.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 12.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Puerto Rico and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?: Puerto Rico ranks 34th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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.