Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 43.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bhutan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 43.4 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bhutan peaked at 43.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.6, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.6 | — |
| 1991 | 36.7 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.8 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.9 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 37.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.4 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.6 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.9 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.2 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.5 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.8 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.1 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.4 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.6 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.9 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.2 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.7 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.9 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.1 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.4 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.17 | 36.6 | 37.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.37 | 38.1 | 40.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.25 | 41 | 43.4 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bhutan?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bhutan was 43.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6 in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Bhutan ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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