Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, India or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 31.7% against 31.6% in India as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between India and Micronesia (country)?

0.1%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Micronesia (country)?

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.

India vs Micronesia (country): Prevalence of hypertension, male

India

31.6%

in 2019

Micronesia (country)

31.7%

in 2019

India rank

157th

Micronesia (country) rank

156th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

India
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 31.7% against 31.6% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Micronesia (country) has been ahead every year.

India ranks 157th and Micronesia (country) ranks 156th of 192 countries.

Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.0%	31.9%	2.9%	Micronesia (country)
2000s	31.2%	31.5%	0.3%	Micronesia (country)
2010s	31.6%	32.0%	0.4%	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, India or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 31.7% against 31.6% in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between India and Micronesia (country)?: 0.1%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Micronesia (country)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do India and Micronesia (country) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: India ranks 157th and Micronesia (country) ranks 156th 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.