Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iceland
Iceland: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 27.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
27.5
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
180th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.5
in 1990
All-time low
27.5
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iceland, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iceland stood at 27.5. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iceland peaked at 34.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 180th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5 | — |
| 1991 | 34.4 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.3 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.2 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 34 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.9 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.6 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.5 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
| 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 | 31.3 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 30.9 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.8 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.4 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 28.9 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.4 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 27.5 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.15 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.13 | 32.1 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.64 | 27.5 | 31.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 177 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.5 compare
- 178 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.3 compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 27.8 compare
- 181 Ethiopia 27.4 compare
- 182 China 27.3 compare
- 183 Spain 27.2 compare
- 183 Ecuador 27.2 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iceland?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iceland was 27.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Iceland ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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