Georgia vs High income: Prevalence of hypertension
Georgia
44.5%
in 2019
High income
33.5%
in 2019
Georgia rank
29th
High income rank
27th
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Georgia
- High income
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 44.5% against 33.5% in High income, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.
Georgia ranks 29th and High income ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 38.8% | 2.7% | Georgia |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 36.7% | 6.5% | Georgia |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 34.5% | 10.0% | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Georgia or High income?
- Georgia, at 44.5% against 33.5% in High income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Georgia and High income?
- 11.0%, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and High income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Georgia and High income rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Georgia ranks 29th and High income ranks 27th 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
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.