Japan vs Malaysia: Prevalence of hypertension, male
Japan
40.3%
in 2019
Malaysia
40.5%
in 2019
Japan rank
66th
Malaysia rank
63rd
Prevalence of hypertension, male over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 40.5% against 40.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 36.0% | 5.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 40.8% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 41.1% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 40.5% against 40.3% in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Japan ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 63rd 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.
Individual pages
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.