Bahamas vs Lower middle income: Prevalence of hypertension, male
Bahamas
45.5%
in 2019
Lower middle income
32.8%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
36th
Lower middle income rank
35th
Prevalence of hypertension, male over time
- Bahamas
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 45.5% against 32.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 30.8% | 9.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 32.5% | 10.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 32.9% | 12.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Bahamas or Lower middle income?
- Bahamas, at 45.5% against 32.8% in Lower middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Bahamas and Lower middle income?
- 12.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lower middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Bahamas ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.