Colombia vs India: Prevalence of hypertension

Colombia
31.0%
in 2019
India
31.1%
in 2019
Colombia rank
154th
India rank
153rd

Prevalence of hypertension over time

  • Colombia
  • India
0102030199020042019

How they compare

India currently reports 31.1% against 31.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 154th and India ranks 153rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia India Difference Ahead
1990s 29.9% 29.6% 0.4% Colombia
2000s 31.6% 31.4% 0.2% Colombia
2010s 31.5% 31.4% 0.1% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Colombia or India?
India, at 31.1% against 31.0% in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Colombia and India?
0.1%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Colombia and India rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
Colombia ranks 154th and India ranks 153rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs India: Prevalence of hypertension. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-hypertension-percent-of-adults-ages-30-79/colombia/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-hypertension-percent-of-adults-ages-30-79/colombia/india/">Colombia vs India: Prevalence of hypertension</a> — Statizoid

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.