Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Guyana
Guyana: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 40 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Guyana, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Guyana is 40, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Guyana peaked at 40 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.5, in 1990.
That places Guyana 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.5 | — |
| 1991 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 35.8 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 36.1 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.3 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 36.4 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.1 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.8 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.1 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 38.4 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.6 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 38.9 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 39.2 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.6 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.9 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.23 | 35.5 | 37.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.48 | 37.3 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.92 | 39.8 | 40 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Guyana?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Guyana was 40 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2017.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Guyana ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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