Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Canada
Canada: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 22.1 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Canada, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Canada stood at 22.1. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Canada peaked at 33 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 2019.
Canada ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33 | — |
| 1991 | 32.5 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 32.1 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 31.6 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 31.2 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.7 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 30.2 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.7 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 29.2 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 28.7 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 28.2 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 27.8 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.4 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 27 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.6 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.2 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 25.9 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.6 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 25.2 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.9 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.6 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.3 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.7 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.1 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.9 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.4 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 22.1 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.89 | 28.7 | 33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.48 | 24.9 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.31 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Canada?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Canada was 22.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Canada ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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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