Japan vs Niger: Prevalence of hypertension, male
Japan
40.3%
in 2019
Niger
40.4%
in 2019
Japan rank
66th
Niger rank
64th
Prevalence of hypertension, male over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 40.4% against 40.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Niger ranks 64th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.8% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 43.9% | 4.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 42.3% | 2.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Japan or Niger?
- Niger, at 40.4% against 40.3% in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Japan and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Niger rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Japan ranks 66th and Niger ranks 64th 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.