Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in El Salvador
El Salvador: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 32.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in El Salvador, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in El Salvador is 32.7, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in El Salvador peaked at 32.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.3, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 141st 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.3 | — |
| 1991 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.8 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.7 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.2 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.9 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.4 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 31.8 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.7 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.86 | 28.3 | 29.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.57 | 29.7 | 31.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.28 | 31.8 | 32.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in El Salvador?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in El Salvador was 32.7 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- El Salvador ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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