Slovenia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of hypertension

Slovenia
45.3%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
35.6%
in 2019
Slovenia rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

  • Slovenia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 45.3% against 35.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.

Slovenia ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovenia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 46.3% 35.0% 11.3% Slovenia
2000s 45.0% 36.7% 8.3% Slovenia
2010s 45.4% 36.6% 8.8% Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Slovenia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Slovenia, at 45.3% against 35.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Slovenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.7%, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Slovenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
Slovenia ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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

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.