Brazil vs World: Prevalence of hypertension
Brazil
45.0%
in 2019
World
32.9%
in 2019
Brazil rank
28th
World rank
30th
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Brazil
- World
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 45.0% against 32.9% in World, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 28th and World ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 32.6% | 8.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 33.7% | 11.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 33.4% | 12.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Brazil or World?
- Brazil, at 45.0% against 32.9% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Brazil and World?
- 12.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and World rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Brazil ranks 28th and World ranks 30th 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.