Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belize

Belize: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 38 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
97th
of 193 countries
All-time high
38
in 2019
All-time low
32.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belize, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 32.41991: 32.41992: 32.41993: 32.41994: 32.41995: 32.51996: 32.51997: 32.61998: 32.71999: 32.82000: 32.92001: 33.12002: 33.32003: 33.62004: 33.92005: 34.22006: 34.52007: 34.82008: 35.22009: 35.52010: 35.82011: 36.12012: 36.32013: 36.62014: 36.82015: 372016: 37.22017: 37.52018: 37.72019: 38

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belize is 38, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belize peaked at 38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.4, in 1990.

Belize ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Belize, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Belize, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 32.4
1991 32.4 +0.0%
1992 32.4 +0.0%
1993 32.4 +0.0%
1994 32.4 +0.0%
1995 32.5 +0.3%
1996 32.5 +0.0%
1997 32.6 +0.3%
1998 32.7 +0.3%
1999 32.8 +0.3%
2000 32.9 +0.3%
2001 33.1 +0.6%
2002 33.3 +0.6%
2003 33.6 +0.9%
2004 33.9 +0.9%
2005 34.2 +0.9%
2006 34.5 +0.9%
2007 34.8 +0.9%
2008 35.2 +1.1%
2009 35.5 +0.9%
2010 35.8 +0.8%
2011 36.1 +0.8%
2012 36.3 +0.6%
2013 36.6 +0.8%
2014 36.8 +0.5%
2015 37 +0.5%
2016 37.2 +0.5%
2017 37.5 +0.8%
2018 37.7 +0.5%
2019 38 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.51 32.4 32.8 10
2000s 34.1 32.9 35.5 10
2010s 36.9 35.8 38 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 94 Egypt 38.2 compare
  2. 95 Equatorial Guinea 38.1 compare
  3. 95 Lebanon 38.1 compare
  4. 97 Guinea-Bissau 38 compare
  5. 99 Mauritania 37.9 compare
  6. 99 Chad 37.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belize?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Belize was 38 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 38 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4 in 1990.
How does Belize rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Belize ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
205 places, 6,150 data points, 1990–2019
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