Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq
Iraq: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 48.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq is 48.1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq peaked at 48.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.3, in 1990.
That places Iraq 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.3 | — |
| 1991 | 43.5 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.8 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 44 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.2 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.4 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.6 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 44.9 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 45.1 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 45.3 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 45.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 46.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.3 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.4 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.5 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.7 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.8 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.2 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.4 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.5 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.7 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.8 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.1 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.31 | 43.3 | 45.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.29 | 45.5 | 47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.76 | 47.2 | 48.1 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Iraq was 48.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Iraq ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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