Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of hypertension

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
43.1%
in 2019
Tuvalu
50.4%
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd
Tuvalu rank
2nd

Prevalence of hypertension over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Tuvalu
0204060199020042019

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 50.4% against 43.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1990s 47.4% 39.4% 8.0% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 45.9% 41.5% 4.4% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 44.1% 47.8% 3.6% Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 50.4% against 43.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tuvalu?
7.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tuvalu?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
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.