Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Slovakia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Slovakia, at 47.4% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Slovakia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of hypertension, male

Slovakia

47.4%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

33.3%

in 2019

Slovakia rank

25th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

27th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Slovakia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 47.4% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Slovakia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.7%	34.5%	12.2%	Slovakia
2000s	46.8%	35.8%	11.0%	Slovakia
2010s	47.4%	34.7%	12.7%	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Slovakia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Slovakia, at 47.4% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 14.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Slovakia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Slovakia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.