Namibia vs Suriname: Prevalence of hypertension, male
Namibia
42.6%
in 2019
Suriname
42.4%
in 2019
Namibia rank
50th
Suriname rank
52nd
Prevalence of hypertension, male over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.6% against 42.4% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 52nd of 192 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 38.3% | 2.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 40.9% | 2.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.3% | 1.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Namibia or Suriname?
- Namibia, at 42.6% against 42.4% in Suriname as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Namibia and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 52nd 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.