Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EUR
EUR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 36.9 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EUR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EUR recorded 36.9 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EUR peaked at 44.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.9, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.7 | — |
| 1991 | 44.4 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.2 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 43.9 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.7 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.4 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.1 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 42.8 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.6 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 42.3 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.1 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 41.9 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 41.7 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.5 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.3 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 41 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.8 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.6 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.3 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 40 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.7 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.4 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 38.7 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.4 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 38 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.7 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.4 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.1 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.9 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.51 | 42.3 | 44.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.12 | 40 | 42.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.23 | 36.9 | 39.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EUR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in EUR was 36.9 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9 in 2019.
- How does EUR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- EUR ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EUR 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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