Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Benin
Benin: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
31.2
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
153rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.7
in 2005
All-time low
31.2
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Benin, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 31.2 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Benin peaked at 35.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.2, in 2019.
That places Benin 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.9 | — |
| 1991 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.9 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.3 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.7 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.6 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.4 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.1 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.7 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.4 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.5 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.1 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.6 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.1 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.6 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.31 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.47 | 35 | 35.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.22 | 31.2 | 35.1 | 10 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Benin?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Benin was 31.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2 in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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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