Canada vs Eritrea: Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79

Canada
22.1
in 2019
Eritrea
23.7
in 2019
Canada rank
192nd
Eritrea rank
191st

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

  • Canada
  • Eritrea
0102030199020042019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 23.7 against 22.1 in Canada, a difference of 1.6.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 192nd and Eritrea ranks 191st 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.