Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of hypertension, male

Argentina
54.0%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
44.9%
in 2019
Argentina rank
4th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0204060199020042019

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 54.0% against 44.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Argentina ranks 4th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 42.1% 47.0% 4.8% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 46.6% 46.9% 0.3% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 51.6% 45.6% 5.9% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Argentina, at 54.0% against 44.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
9.1%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
Argentina ranks 4th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension, male (% of male 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, male (% of male adults ages 30-79)
Unit
% of male 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

Prevalence of hypertension, male, is the percentage of male 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.