Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Egypt
Egypt: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 38.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Egypt, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Egypt is 38.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Egypt peaked at 38.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35, in 1990.
That places Egypt 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 | — |
| 1991 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.8 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 36.1 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 36.4 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 37.1 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.6 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.8 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.9 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.8 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.9 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.19 | 35 | 37.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.81 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 91 Fiji 38.6 compare
- 91 Mozambique 38.6 compare
- 93 Samoa 38.3 compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 38.1 compare
- 95 Lebanon 38.1 compare
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 38 compare
- 97 Belize 38 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Egypt?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Egypt was 38.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Egypt ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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