Sierra Leone vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Sierra Leone
43.4%
in 2019
Upper middle income
30.4%
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
33rd
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 43.4% against 30.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 28.5% | 12.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 31.1% | 12.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 31.4% | 12.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Sierra Leone or Upper middle income?
- Sierra Leone, at 43.4% against 30.4% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 13.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Sierra Leone and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 33rd 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.