Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Pakistan or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 41.9% against 41.6% in Pakistan as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of hypertension, male

Pakistan

41.6%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

41.9%

in 2019

Pakistan rank

58th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

55th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Pakistan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 41.9% against 41.6% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 58th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th of 192 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.4%	43.7%	6.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	39.4%	46.0%	6.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	41.0%	44.1%	3.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Pakistan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 41.9% against 41.6% in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Pakistan ranks 58th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 55th 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.