Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?

Bulgaria, at 45.2% against 45.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of hypertension

Bulgaria

45.2%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

45.1%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

23rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

24th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Bulgaria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 45.2% against 45.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.1%	43.4%	2.6%	Bulgaria
2000s	44.8%	46.2%	1.3%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	45.2%	46.1%	0.9%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bulgaria, at 45.2% against 45.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe 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.