Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bulgaria or Lower middle income?

Bulgaria, at 45.2% against 33.5% in Lower middle income as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lower middle income?

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 Lower middle income: Prevalence of hypertension

Bulgaria

45.2%

in 2019

Lower middle income

33.5%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Lower middle income rank

26th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Bulgaria
Lower middle income

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 45.2% against 33.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.1%	31.7%	14.4%	Bulgaria
2000s	44.8%	33.3%	11.6%	Bulgaria
2010s	45.2%	33.6%	11.6%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bulgaria or Lower middle income?: Bulgaria, at 45.2% against 33.5% in Lower middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Bulgaria and Lower middle income?: 11.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lower middle income?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 26th 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.