Portugal vs Spain: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90)

Portugal
17.89
in 2019
Spain
18.64
in 2019
Portugal rank
186th
Spain rank
183rd

Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
010203040199020042019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.64 against 17.89 in Portugal, a difference of 0.75.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 186th and Spain ranks 183rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 35.48 32.59 2.89 Portugal
2000s 29.98 29.33 0.6463 Portugal
2010s 21.14 21.64 0.5003 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90), Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 18.64 against 17.89 in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) between Portugal and Spain?
0.75, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
Portugal ranks 186th and Spain ranks 183rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Spain: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/raised-blood-pressure-sbp-140-or-dbp-90-age-standardized-estimate/portugal/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/raised-blood-pressure-sbp-140-or-dbp-90-age-standardized-estimate/portugal/spain/">Portugal vs Spain: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 6,210 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed