Brazil vs Seychelles: Prevalence of hypertension
Brazil
45.0%
in 2019
Seychelles
44.3%
in 2019
Brazil rank
28th
Seychelles rank
31st
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Brazil
- Seychelles
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 45.0% against 44.3% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Seychelles ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Seychelles ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 48.0% | 6.9% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 48.0% | 3.0% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 46.3% | 0.7% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Brazil or Seychelles?
- Brazil, at 45.0% against 44.3% in Seychelles as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Brazil and Seychelles?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Seychelles?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Seychelles rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Seychelles ranks 31st 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.