Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Azerbaijan or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 41.4% against 41.0% in Azerbaijan as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?

0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?

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 (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of hypertension

Azerbaijan

41.0%

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

41.4%

in 2019

Azerbaijan rank

65th

United Arab Emirates rank

62nd

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Azerbaijan
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 41.4% against 41.0% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Azerbaijan ranks 65th and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.6%	37.1%	0.4%	Azerbaijan
2000s	38.6%	38.3%	0.3%	Azerbaijan
2010s	40.5%	40.2%	0.2%	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Azerbaijan or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 41.4% against 41.0% in Azerbaijan as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?: 0.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Azerbaijan ranks 65th and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension (% of 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 (% of adults ages 30-79)
Unit: % of 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 is the percentage of 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.