Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Palau?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 44.2% against 44.2% in Palau as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Palau?

0.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Palau?

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Palau: Prevalence of hypertension

Bosnia and Herzegovina

44.2%

in 2019

Palau

44.2%

in 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

33rd

Palau rank

33rd

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Palau

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 44.2% against 44.2% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 33rd of 192 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.3%	39.9%	6.3%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	44.7%	41.9%	2.8%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	44.4%	44.2%	0.2%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Palau?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 44.2% against 44.2% in Palau as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Palau?: 0.0%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Palau?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Palau rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 33rd and Palau ranks 33rd 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.