Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR
AFR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 35.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
35.5
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
37.3
in 2009
All-time low
34.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR is 35.5, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR peaked at 37.3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.6, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.6 | — |
| 1991 | 34.6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.7 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.1 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.9 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 36.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.4 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.2 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.3 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.1 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.8 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.2 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 36 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.7 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.5 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.96 | 34.6 | 35.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.62 | 35.7 | 37.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.44 | 35.5 | 37.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in AFR was 35.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6 in 1990.
- How does AFR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- AFR ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR 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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