Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in France
France: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 29.1 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in France, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in France is 29.1, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in France peaked at 36.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 2019.
France ranks 174th 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.5 | — |
| 1991 | 36.3 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 36 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 35.8 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.6 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 35.4 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.2 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 34.9 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 34.7 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.5 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.2 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 34 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.8 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.6 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.4 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.7 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 32.4 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 32.1 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 31.8 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.4 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.2 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.9 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.4 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.1 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.49 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.24 | 32.1 | 34.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.38 | 29.1 | 31.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in France?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in France was 29.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 2019.
- How does France rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- France ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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