Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ecuador
Ecuador: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 27.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ecuador, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ecuador stood at 27.2. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ecuador peaked at 27.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 183rd 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5 | — |
| 1991 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 24.8 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.5 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.2 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.59 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.56 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.27 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.36 % 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 0.009 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ecuador?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ecuador was 27.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Ecuador ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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