Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Greece
Greece: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31.3 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Greece, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Greece stood at 31.3. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Greece peaked at 36.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2019.
Greece ranks 152nd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.7 | — |
| 1991 | 36.6 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.5 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.3 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.2 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 36.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 36 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35.9 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.8 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.7 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.6 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.4 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.2 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.9 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 34.2 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.8 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.5 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.1 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.7 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.4 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.1 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.8 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.3 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3 | 36 | 36.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.47 | 34.5 | 35.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.65 | 31.3 | 34.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Greece?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Greece was 31.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Greece ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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