El Salvador vs Guatemala: Prevalence of hypertension, male

El Salvador
31.4%
in 2019
Guatemala
31.5%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
159th
Guatemala rank
158th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
0102030199020042019

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 31.5% against 31.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 159th and Guatemala ranks 158th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 28.6% 27.7% 0.9% El Salvador
2000s 30.6% 29.7% 0.9% El Salvador
2010s 31.4% 31.1% 0.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 31.5% against 31.4% in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
El Salvador ranks 159th and Guatemala ranks 158th 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.