Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, South Africa or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Africa, at 44.1% against 31.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between South Africa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

13.1%, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

South Africa vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of hypertension

South Africa

44.1%

in 2019

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

31.0%

in 2019

South Africa rank

35th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

38th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

South Africa
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 44.1% against 31.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 13.1%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

South Africa ranks 35th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.5%	29.6%	6.9%	South Africa
2000s	42.5%	31.2%	11.3%	South Africa
2010s	45.0%	31.2%	13.7%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, South Africa or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Africa, at 44.1% against 31.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between South Africa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 13.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do South Africa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: South Africa ranks 35th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th 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.