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

Micronesia (country), at 31.7% against 31.4% in Kenya as of 2019.

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

0.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

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

Kenya

31.4%

in 2019

Micronesia (country)

31.7%

in 2019

Kenya rank

159th

Micronesia (country) rank

156th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Kenya
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 31.7% against 31.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Kenya ranks 159th and Micronesia (country) ranks 156th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.0%	31.9%	3.1%	Kenya
2000s	36.4%	31.5%	4.9%	Kenya
2010s	33.9%	32.0%	1.9%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Kenya or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 31.7% against 31.4% in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Kenya and Micronesia (country)?: 0.3%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Micronesia (country)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Micronesia (country) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Kenya ranks 159th 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.