Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tonga?

Tonga, at 46.8% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tonga: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

37.7%

in 2019

Tonga

46.8%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

12th

Tonga rank

12th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 46.8% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Tonga ranks 12th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.4%	32.8%	2.6%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	37.4%	33.7%	3.8%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	38.2%	42.1%	3.9%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tonga?: Tonga, at 46.8% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?: 9.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th 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: 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.