Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in India
India: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
31.1
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
154th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.7
in 2006
All-time low
28.8
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in India, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 31.1 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in India peaked at 31.7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.8, in 1990.
India ranks 154th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8 | — |
| 1991 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.1 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.3 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 29.6 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.8 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 30.3 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.7 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 31 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.2 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.5 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.4 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.3 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.1 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.57 | 28.8 | 30.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.42 | 30.7 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.41 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in India?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in India was 31.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8 in 1990.
- How does India rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- India ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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