Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 44.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
44.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.7
in 1990
All-time low
44.2
in 2018
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 44.2. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 47.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44.2, in 2018.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.7 | — |
| 1991 | 47.4 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 47 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.7 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 46.4 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 46.1 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.7 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 45.5 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.2 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 45 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.8 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 44.7 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.6 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.7 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.6 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.5 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 44.4 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.3 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.2 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.2 | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 44.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.3, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 44.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.27 | 45 | 47.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.66 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.42 | 44.2 | 44.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 31 Seychelles 44.3 compare
- 31 Russian Federation 44.3 compare
- 33 Palau 44.2 compare
- 35 South Africa 44.1 compare
- 35 Cape Verde 44.1 compare
- 35 Botswana 44.1 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.019 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 44.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2 in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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