Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana
Ghana: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 33.9 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
33.9
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
130th
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.6
in 2006
All-time low
33.9
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana stood at 33.9. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana peaked at 38.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33.9, in 2019.
That places Ghana 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.3 | — |
| 1991 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.9 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 36.1 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 36.3 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 36.5 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.7 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.9 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.2 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.7 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.2 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 38.4 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.2 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.9 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.5 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.1 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.6 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 36.1 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.7 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.3 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.9 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.21 | 35.3 | 37.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.19 | 37.4 | 38.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9 | 33.9 | 37.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Ghana was 33.9 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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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