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Botswana vs Palau: Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79

Botswana
44.1
in 2019
Palau
44.2
in 2019
Botswana rank
35th
Palau rank
33rd

Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 over time

  • Botswana
  • Palau
010203040199020042019

How they compare

Palau currently reports 44.2 against 44.1 in Botswana, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.

Botswana ranks 35th and Palau ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,820 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Estimated share of the population with hypertension, based on population representative surveys and statistical modeling. Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.