Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bulgaria or Early-demographic dividend?

Bulgaria, at 45.2% against 33.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Early-demographic dividend?

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.

Bulgaria vs Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of hypertension

Bulgaria

45.2%

in 2019

Early-demographic dividend

33.8%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Early-demographic dividend rank

24th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Bulgaria
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 45.2% against 33.8% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.4%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.1%	31.6%	14.5%	Bulgaria
2000s	44.8%	33.3%	11.6%	Bulgaria
2010s	45.2%	33.8%	11.4%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bulgaria or Early-demographic dividend?: Bulgaria, at 45.2% against 33.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Bulgaria and Early-demographic dividend?: 11.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Early-demographic dividend?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th 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.