(b).

Total male Maltese population by age∗		Male with hypertension	Percentage with hypertension, by age
20–29	28,228	2,646	9.38%
30–39	28,837	5,005	17.36%
40–49	24,546	4,796	19.54%
50–59	28,822	9,529	33.06%
60–69	27,388	14,384	52.52%
Total	137,821	36,360