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

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.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa

33.3%

in 2019

Uzbekistan

46.7%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

27th

Uzbekistan rank

29th

Prevalence of hypertension, male over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 46.7% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.4%.

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th and Uzbekistan ranks 29th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.5%	31.6%	3.0%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	35.8%	34.3%	1.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa
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 or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 46.7% against 33.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uzbekistan?: 13.4%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uzbekistan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uzbekistan rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th 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: 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.