How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

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, male (% of male adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Prevalence of hypertension, male

Bahamas

45.5%

in 2019

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

32.2%

in 2019

Bahamas rank

36th

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank

36th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Bahamas
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 45.5% against 32.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Bahamas ranks 36th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.2%	34.1%	6.1%	Bahamas
2000s	43.4%	35.2%	8.2%	Bahamas
2010s	45.3%	33.7%	11.5%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Bahamas or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Bahamas, at 45.5% against 32.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 13.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Bahamas and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Bahamas ranks 36th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th 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: 17 September 2026

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.