Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium
Belgium: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 30 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium stood at 30. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium peaked at 36.9 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 164th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.9 | — |
| 1991 | 36.8 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.7 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.6 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.5 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.3 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.2 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 36.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 36 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.9 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.7 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.2 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.9 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.5 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 34 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.4 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.9 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.3 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.7 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.1 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.6 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 30 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.59 | 36.3 | 36.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.94 | 35.2 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.54 | 30 | 34.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belgium was 30 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Belgium ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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