Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Fiji

Fiji: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 38.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.6
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
91st
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.6
in 2019
All-time low
31.4
in 1992
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Fiji, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 31.51991: 31.51992: 31.41993: 31.41994: 31.41995: 31.41996: 31.41997: 31.41998: 31.51999: 31.62000: 31.82001: 31.92002: 32.22003: 32.42004: 32.72005: 33.12006: 33.52007: 33.92008: 34.42009: 34.82010: 35.32011: 35.72012: 36.12013: 36.52014: 36.92015: 37.22016: 37.62017: 37.92018: 38.32019: 38.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 38.6 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Fiji peaked at 38.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.4, in 1992.

Fiji ranks 91st 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 Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Fiji, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 31.5
1991 31.5 +0.0%
1992 31.4 -0.3%
1993 31.4 +0.0%
1994 31.4 +0.0%
1995 31.4 +0.0%
1996 31.4 +0.0%
1997 31.4 +0.0%
1998 31.5 +0.3%
1999 31.6 +0.3%
2000 31.8 +0.6%
2001 31.9 +0.3%
2002 32.2 +0.9%
2003 32.4 +0.6%
2004 32.7 +0.9%
2005 33.1 +1.2%
2006 33.5 +1.2%
2007 33.9 +1.2%
2008 34.4 +1.5%
2009 34.8 +1.2%
2010 35.3 +1.4%
2011 35.7 +1.1%
2012 36.1 +1.1%
2013 36.5 +1.1%
2014 36.9 +1.1%
2015 37.2 +0.8%
2016 37.6 +1.1%
2017 37.9 +0.8%
2018 38.3 +1.1%
2019 38.6 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.45 31.4 31.6 10
2000s 33.07 31.8 34.8 10
2010s 37.01 35.3 38.6 10

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 88 Turkmenistan 39 compare
  2. 89 Bahrain 38.7 compare
  3. 89 Angola 38.7 compare
  4. 91 Mozambique 38.6 compare
  5. 93 Samoa 38.3 compare
  6. 94 Egypt 38.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Fiji?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Fiji was 38.6 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 38.6 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 31.4 in 1992.
How does Fiji rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Fiji ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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