Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 34.3% against 34.2% in Burundi as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of hypertension

Burundi

34.2%

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.3%

in 2019

Burundi rank

124th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

123rd

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 34.3% against 34.2% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 124th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 123rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.2%	32.6%	2.6%	Burundi
2000s	36.6%	33.0%	3.6%	Burundi
2010s	35.7%	34.1%	1.6%	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 34.3% against 34.2% in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Burundi ranks 124th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 123rd 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.