Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR
EMR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 37.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
37.8
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
38.5
in 2008
All-time low
36.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR is 37.8, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR peaked at 38.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 1990.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.2 | — |
| 1991 | 36.4 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 36.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.7 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 37.4 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.8 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.9 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.2 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.4 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.3 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.2 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.1 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 38 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.9 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.8 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9 | 36.2 | 37.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.25 | 37.8 | 38.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.17 | 37.8 | 38.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EMR was 37.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 1990.
- How does EMR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- EMR ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this EMR 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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