Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Croatia or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 49.1% against 48.4% in Croatia as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Croatia and Dominican Republic?

0.7%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Dominican Republic?

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.

Croatia vs Dominican Republic: Prevalence of hypertension

Croatia

48.4%

in 2019

Dominican Republic

49.1%

in 2019

Croatia rank

6th

Dominican Republic rank

5th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Croatia
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 49.1% against 48.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Croatia ranks 6th and Dominican Republic ranks 5th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.3%	42.9%	4.4%	Croatia
2000s	46.3%	46.4%	0.1%	Dominican Republic
2010s	47.9%	48.9%	0.9%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Croatia or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 49.1% against 48.4% in Croatia as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Croatia and Dominican Republic?: 0.7%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Dominican Republic?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Croatia and Dominican Republic rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Croatia ranks 6th and Dominican Republic ranks 5th 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.