Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Eritrea
Eritrea: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 23.7 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Eritrea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 23.7 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Eritrea peaked at 26 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.7, in 2019.
Eritrea ranks 190th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 | — |
| 1991 | 25.8 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 25.7 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.5 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 25.4 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.3 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.2 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.1 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 25 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.1 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.7 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.6 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.9 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.8 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.7 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.05 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.34 | 23.7 | 25 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.4 compare
- 188 Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.2 compare
- 189 Cambodia 25.7 compare
- 191 Canada 22.1 compare
- 192 Switzerland 21.9 compare
- 193 Peru 20.7 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Eritrea?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Eritrea was 23.7 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7 in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Eritrea ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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