Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Colombia
Colombia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Colombia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Colombia is 31, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Colombia peaked at 32 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 1990.
That places Colombia 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.1 | — |
| 1991 | 29.3 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 29.5 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.7 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 29.9 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.2 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.8 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.1 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.9 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.3 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.2 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.95 | 29.1 | 30.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.58 | 31 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.54 | 31 | 32 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Colombia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Colombia was 31 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Colombia ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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