Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in China
China: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 27.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
27.3
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
182nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.6
in 2009
All-time low
20.3
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in China, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
China recorded 27.3 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in China peaked at 29.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.3, in 1990.
China ranks 182nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.3 | — |
| 1991 | 21.1 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 21.9 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 23.4 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 24.1 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 24.6 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.1 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 25.6 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 26.1 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 26.5 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 27 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 27.4 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 27.9 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 28.3 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.7 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 29.5 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.4 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.9 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.6 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.5 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.3 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.49 | 20.3 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.32 | 26.5 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.46 | 27.3 | 29.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in China?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in China was 27.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3 in 1990.
- How does China rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- China ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).