Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Congo
Congo: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 39.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Congo, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 39.8 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Congo peaked at 41.1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 38.6, in 1990.
Congo ranks 80th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.6 | — |
| 1991 | 38.7 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.8 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 38.9 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 39 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 39.1 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 39.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39.4 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39.7 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.1 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.3 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.7 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.9 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.1 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.9 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.8 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.6 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.5 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.3 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.1 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 39.8 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.05 | 38.6 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.53 | 39.7 | 41.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.51 | 39.8 | 41.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Congo?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Congo was 39.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Congo ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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