Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Uzbekistan: Prevalence of hypertension, male

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
33.3%
in 2019
Uzbekistan
46.7%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th
Uzbekistan rank
29th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 46.7% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Uzbekistan ranks 29th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1990s 34.5% 31.6% 3.0% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 35.8% 34.3% 1.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 34.7% 42.5% 7.8% Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 46.7% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uzbekistan?
13.4%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uzbekistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uzbekistan rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Uzbekistan ranks 29th of 43 groups.
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

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.