Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 34.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.3
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
124th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.3
in 2019
All-time low
32.4
in 1996
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 331991: 32.91992: 32.81993: 32.71994: 32.61995: 32.51996: 32.41997: 32.41998: 32.41999: 32.42000: 32.42001: 32.52002: 32.62003: 32.82004: 32.92005: 33.12006: 33.32007: 33.52008: 33.62009: 33.82010: 33.92011: 342012: 342013: 342014: 34.12015: 34.12016: 34.12017: 34.22018: 34.22019: 34.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 34.3 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 34.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.4, in 1996.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 124th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 33
1991 32.9 -0.3%
1992 32.8 -0.3%
1993 32.7 -0.3%
1994 32.6 -0.3%
1995 32.5 -0.3%
1996 32.4 -0.3%
1997 32.4 +0.0%
1998 32.4 +0.0%
1999 32.4 +0.0%
2000 32.4 +0.0%
2001 32.5 +0.3%
2002 32.6 +0.3%
2003 32.8 +0.6%
2004 32.9 +0.3%
2005 33.1 +0.6%
2006 33.3 +0.6%
2007 33.5 +0.6%
2008 33.6 +0.3%
2009 33.8 +0.6%
2010 33.9 +0.3%
2011 34 +0.3%
2012 34 +0.0%
2013 34 +0.0%
2014 34.1 +0.3%
2015 34.1 +0.0%
2016 34.1 +0.0%
2017 34.2 +0.3%
2018 34.2 +0.0%
2019 34.3 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.61 32.4 33 10
2000s 33.05 32.4 33.8 10
2010s 34.09 33.9 34.3 10

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 122 Tunisia 34.7 compare
  2. 123 Mali 34.6 compare
  3. 125 Burundi 34.2 compare
  4. 125 South Sudan 34.2 compare
  5. 125 Djibouti 34.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Democratic Republic of Congo was 34.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 34.3 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4 in 1996.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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