China vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of hypertension

China
27.3%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
27.8%
in 2019
China rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
178th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030199020042019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.8% against 27.3% in China, a difference of 0.5%.

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

China ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 23.5% 22.7% 0.8% China
2000s 28.3% 22.1% 6.2% China
2010s 28.5% 25.6% 2.8% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, China or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 27.8% against 27.3% in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between China and Papua New Guinea?
0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
China ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th 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

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

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.