Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Iraq or Post-demographic dividend?

Iraq, at 48.4% against 35.8% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?

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.

Iraq vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of hypertension, male

Iraq

48.4%

in 2019

Post-demographic dividend

35.8%

in 2019

Iraq rank

21st

Post-demographic dividend rank

18th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Iraq
Post-demographic dividend

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 48.4% against 35.8% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.6%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.

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

Iraq ranks 21st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Post-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.2%	40.4%	2.8%	Iraq
2000s	45.5%	38.8%	6.6%	Iraq
2010s	47.5%	36.8%	10.7%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Iraq or Post-demographic dividend?: Iraq, at 48.4% against 35.8% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?: 12.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Post-demographic dividend?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Iraq ranks 21st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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.