Namibia vs Syria: Prevalence of hypertension, male
Namibia
42.6%
in 2019
Syria
42.4%
in 2019
Namibia rank
50th
Syria rank
52nd
Prevalence of hypertension, male over time
- Namibia
- Syria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.6% against 42.4% in Syria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syria ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Syria ranks 52nd of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 41.5% | 0.8% | Syria |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 43.0% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.6% | 1.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Namibia or Syria?
- Namibia, at 42.6% against 42.4% in Syria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Namibia and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Namibia and Syria rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Syria 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.