Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 27.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
27.4
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.3
in 2009
All-time low
26.8
in 1998
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia is 27.4, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia peaked at 28.3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.8, in 1998.
That places Ethiopia 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.6 | — |
| 1991 | 27.4 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.2 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.1 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 27 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.9 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.5 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.7 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.9 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.1 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.9 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.5 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.4 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.11 | 26.8 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6 | 26.9 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.94 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ethiopia was 27.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Ethiopia ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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