Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of hypertension, male
Canada
24.3%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
25.4%
in 2019
Canada rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th
Prevalence of hypertension, male over time
- Canada
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.4% against 24.3% in Canada, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 21.9% | 12.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.4% | 7.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 1.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.4% against 24.3% in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Canada ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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.