How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of hypertension, male

Russia

47.3%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

33.3%

in 2019

Russia rank

26th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

27th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Russia
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Russia currently reports 47.3% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.5%	34.5%	16.9%	Russia
2000s	52.3%	35.8%	16.5%	Russia
2010s	49.5%	34.7%	14.8%	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Russia, at 47.3% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 14.0%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Russia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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.