Middle income vs Seychelles: Prevalence of hypertension
Middle income
32.7%
in 2019
Seychelles
44.3%
in 2019
Middle income rank
32nd
Seychelles rank
31st
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Middle income
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 44.3% against 32.7% in Middle income, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 32nd and Seychelles ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 48.0% | 18.0% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 48.0% | 15.4% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 46.3% | 13.2% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Middle income or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 44.3% against 32.7% in Middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Middle income and Seychelles?
- 11.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Seychelles?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Middle income and Seychelles rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Middle income ranks 32nd and Seychelles ranks 31st 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
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.