Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 40.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan is 40.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan peaked at 40.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.5, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.5 | — |
| 1991 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.7 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.8 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 35.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35.9 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.1 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.4 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.5 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.7 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.9 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.8 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.2 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.4 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.6 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.8 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.5 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 39.7 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.77 | 35.5 | 36.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.16 | 36.4 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.15 | 38.2 | 40.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Afghanistan was 40.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Afghanistan ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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