Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Brazil
Brazil: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 45 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Brazil, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Brazil is 45, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Brazil peaked at 46.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.3, in 1990.
That places Brazil 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.3 | — |
| 1991 | 39.7 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.1 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 40.4 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 40.8 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 41.2 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 41.6 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 42 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 42.5 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 42.9 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 43.4 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 43.8 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.2 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.6 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 45 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 45.3 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 45.6 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.1 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.9 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.8 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.6 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.4 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.2 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.1 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.05 | 39.3 | 42.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.98 | 43.4 | 46.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.57 | 45 | 46.1 | 10 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Brazil?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Brazil was 45 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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