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

Burundi: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 34.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
34.2
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
125th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.2
in 2008
All-time low
34.2
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 34.71991: 34.81992: 34.91993: 351994: 35.11995: 35.21996: 35.31997: 35.41998: 35.51999: 35.72000: 35.82001: 362002: 36.22003: 36.52004: 36.72005: 36.92006: 372007: 37.12008: 37.22009: 37.12010: 372011: 36.82012: 36.52013: 36.32014: 35.92015: 35.62016: 35.32017: 34.92018: 34.62019: 34.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Burundi is 34.2, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Burundi peaked at 37.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.2, in 2019.

Burundi ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Burundi, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 34.7
1991 34.8 +0.3%
1992 34.9 +0.3%
1993 35 +0.3%
1994 35.1 +0.3%
1995 35.2 +0.3%
1996 35.3 +0.3%
1997 35.4 +0.3%
1998 35.5 +0.3%
1999 35.7 +0.6%
2000 35.8 +0.3%
2001 36 +0.6%
2002 36.2 +0.6%
2003 36.5 +0.8%
2004 36.7 +0.5%
2005 36.9 +0.5%
2006 37 +0.3%
2007 37.1 +0.3%
2008 37.2 +0.3%
2009 37.1 -0.3%
2010 37 -0.3%
2011 36.8 -0.5%
2012 36.5 -0.8%
2013 36.3 -0.5%
2014 35.9 -1.1%
2015 35.6 -0.8%
2016 35.3 -0.8%
2017 34.9 -1.1%
2018 34.6 -0.9%
2019 34.2 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.16 34.7 35.7 10
2000s 36.65 35.8 37.2 10
2010s 35.71 34.2 37 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 122 Tunisia 34.7 compare
  2. 123 Mali 34.6 compare
  3. 124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.3 compare
  4. 125 South Sudan 34.2 compare
  5. 125 Djibouti 34.2 compare
  6. 128 Maldives 34.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Burundi?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Burundi was 34.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 37.2 in 2008.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2 in 2019.
How does Burundi rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Burundi ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burundi 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
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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