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Prevalence of hypertension in women aged 30–79 years, age-standardized
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
36.8value
Median: 38.6value
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
Paraguay
50.9value
Lowest
Switzerland
17.5value
Top 5 Countries
1Paraguay50.9value
2Tuvalu50.8value
3Dominica49.9value
4Dominican Republic49.2value
5Sao Tome and Principe48.0value
By Region
Other39.5value(116 countries)
Africa37.6value(9 countries)
Asia33.5value(25 countries)
South America32.8value(7 countries)
Europe31.6value(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (17.5value)High (50.9value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.8value)
Other (116)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 50.9value |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 50.8value |
| 3 | Dominica | 49.9value |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 49.2value |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.0value |
| 6 | Haiti | 47.8value |
| 7 | Jamaica | 47.8value |
| 8 | Iraq | 47.7value |
| 9 | Eswatini | 47.3value |
| 10 | Botswana | 47.0value |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 46.9value |
| 12 | Lesotho | 46.8value |
| 13 | Tonga | 46.8value |
| 14 | Belarus | 46.6value |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 46.4value |
| 16 | Armenia | 46.2value |
| 17 | Grenada | 45.6value |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 45.6value |
| 19 | Croatia | 45.3value |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 45.3value |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.1value |
| 22 | Namibia | 44.8value |
| 23 | Pakistan | 44.8value |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 44.6value |
| 25 | Indonesia | 44.5value |
| 26 | South Africa | 44.3value |
| 27 | Romania | 43.9value |
| 28 | Kiribati | 43.8value |
| 29 | Bahamas | 43.6value |
| 30 | Sudan | 43.5value |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 43.4value |
| 32 | Suriname | 43.3value |
| 33 | Barbados | 43.3value |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.2value |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | 43.2value |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43.2value |
| 37 | Bhutan | 43.0value |
| 38 | Senegal | 42.9value |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 42.8value |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 42.8value |
| 41 | Poland | 42.7value |
| 42 | Niger | 42.6value |
| 43 | Guinea | 42.5value |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 42.5value |
| 45 | Palau | 42.5value |
| 46 | Georgia | 42.3value |
| 47 | Seychelles | 42.3value |
| 48 | Serbia | 42.1value |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 42.1value |
| 50 | Brazil | 42.1value |
| 51 | Lithuania | 42.0value |
| 52 | Mozambique | 41.9value |
| 53 | Guyana | 41.8value |
| 54 | Vanuatu | 41.8value |
| 55 | Cape Verde | 41.7value |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.6value |
| 57 | Ukraine | 41.6value |
| 58 | Republic of the Congo | 41.5value |
| 59 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.5value |
| 60 | Liberia | 41.3value |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.3value |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 41.2value |
| 63 | Argentina | 41.2value |
| 64 | Cook Islands | 41.1value |
| 65 | Malaysia | 41.0value |
| 66 | Hungary | 40.9value |
| 67 | Montenegro | 40.8value |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 40.8value |
| 69 | Albania | 40.8value |
| 70 | Angola | 40.8value |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 40.7value |
| 72 | Chad | 40.7value |
| 73 | Mongolia | 40.7value |
| 74 | Slovenia | 40.7value |
| 75 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 40.7value |
| 76 | Egypt | 40.7value |
| 77 | Fiji | 40.5value |
| 78 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.2value |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 40.2value |
| 80 | Myanmar | 40.0value |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 39.9value |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39.8value |
| 83 | Mauritania | 39.7value |
| 84 | Nauru | 39.7value |
| 85 | Niue | 39.7value |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.7value |
| 87 | Cuba | 39.5value |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 39.4value |
| 89 | Libya | 39.4value |
| 90 | Venezuela | 39.1value |
| 91 | Nigeria | 39.0value |
| 92 | Latvia | 38.9value |
| 93 | Madagascar | 38.9value |
| 94 | Uruguay | 38.9value |
| 95 | Oman | 38.8value |
| 96 | Gabon | 38.7value |
| 97 | Cameroon | 38.6value |
| 98 | Somalia | 38.6value |
| 99 | Mali | 38.3value |
| 100 | Slovakia | 38.0value |
| 101 | Belize | 38.0value |
| 102 | Samoa | 37.9value |
| 103 | Qatar | 37.7value |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.6value |
| 105 | Togo | 37.5value |
| 106 | Tokelau | 37.5value |
| 107 | State of Palestine | 37.4value |
| 108 | Algeria | 37.4value |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 36.9value |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 36.7value |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 36.5value |
| 112 | Comoros | 36.2value |
| 113 | Ghana | 36.1value |
| 114 | South Sudan | 36.0value |
| 115 | Djibouti | 35.8value |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35.7value |
| 117 | Jordan | 35.7value |
| 118 | Burundi | 35.6value |
| 119 | Morocco | 35.6value |
| 120 | Maldives | 35.4value |
| 121 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35.4value |
| 122 | Panama | 35.3value |
| 123 | Bahrain | 35.3value |
| 124 | Kuwait | 35.2value |
| 125 | Tunisia | 34.8value |
| 126 | Kenya | 34.7value |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 34.5value |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 34.5value |
| 129 | Honduras | 34.4value |
| 130 | Türkiye | 34.4value |
| 131 | Estonia | 34.2value |
| 132 | Lebanon | 34.2value |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 34.2value |
| 134 | Czech Republic | 34.0value |
| 135 | Nepal | 33.9value |
| 136 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 33.9value |
| 137 | Uganda | 33.9value |
| 138 | Zambia | 33.8value |
| 139 | El Salvador | 33.6value |
| 140 | Chile | 33.1value |
| 141 | Benin | 33.0value |
| 142 | Marshall Islands | 32.9value |
| 143 | Philippines | 32.8value |
| 144 | Guatemala | 32.6value |
| 145 | Mauritius | 32.0value |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 31.7value |
| 147 | Malawi | 31.6value |
| 148 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 31.4value |
| 149 | Mexico | 31.4value |
| 150 | Rwanda | 30.9value |
| 151 | Colombia | 30.8value |
| 152 | Finland | 30.6value |
| 153 | India | 30.5value |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 30.2value |
| 155 | Austria | 30.2value |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 30.1value |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 30.1value |
| 158 | Yemen | 29.6value |
| 159 | Thailand | 29.2value |
| 160 | United States of America | 29.0value |
| 161 | Denmark | 28.6value |
| 162 | Italy | 28.6value |
| 163 | Portugal | 28.0value |
| 164 | New Zealand | 27.6value |
| 165 | Bolivia | 27.2value |
| 166 | Singapore | 27.1value |
| 167 | Ireland | 26.6value |
| 168 | Vietnam | 26.4value |
| 169 | Australia | 26.3value |
| 170 | Greece | 26.2value |
| 171 | Andorra | 26.2value |
| 172 | Belgium | 26.1value |
| 173 | Cyprus | 26.0value |
| 174 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.8value |
| 175 | Norway | 25.5value |
| 176 | Cambodia | 25.4value |
| 177 | Israel | 25.3value |
| 178 | North Korea | 25.2value |
| 179 | Ecuador | 25.1value |
| 180 | Germany | 25.0value |
| 181 | Malta | 24.8value |
| 182 | Netherlands | 24.8value |
| 183 | Eritrea | 24.7value |
| 184 | Sweden | 24.6value |
| 185 | France | 24.4value |
| 186 | Iceland | 24.2value |
| 187 | Luxembourg | 24.2value |
| 188 | People's Republic of China | 24.1value |
| 189 | United Kingdom | 23.0value |
| 190 | Japan | 22.5value |
| 191 | South Korea | 21.2value |
| 192 | Spain | 20.8value |
| 193 | Canada | 19.9value |
| 194 | Peru | 18.4value |
| 195 | Switzerland | 17.5value |
Showing 195 of 195 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).
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