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

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 Zimbabwe: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

37.7%

in 2019

Zimbabwe

46.4%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

12th

Zimbabwe rank

15th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 46.4% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.7%.

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.4%	43.2%	7.8%	Zimbabwe
2000s	37.4%	46.2%	8.8%	Zimbabwe
2010s	38.2%	47.1%	8.9%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 46.4% against 37.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?: 8.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th 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.