Belarus vs Paraguay: Prevalence of hypertension
Belarus
49.2%
in 2019
Paraguay
56.4%
in 2019
Belarus rank
3rd
Paraguay rank
1st
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Belarus
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 56.4% against 49.2% in Belarus, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 3rd and Paraguay ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 49.6% | 2.6% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 54.4% | 3.7% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 56.5% | 6.8% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Belarus or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 56.4% against 49.2% in Belarus as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Belarus and Paraguay?
- 7.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Paraguay?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Belarus and Paraguay rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Belarus ranks 3rd and Paraguay ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.