Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Japan
Japan: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Japan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Japan is 31.4, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Japan peaked at 40.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31.4, in 2019.
Japan ranks 151st 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.1 | — |
| 1991 | 39.3 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 38.6 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 37.8 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 37.1 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 36.4 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 35.7 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.1 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 34.6 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 34.1 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 33.5 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.1 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.9 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.8 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.7 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.6 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.5 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.4 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 32 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.9 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.7 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.6 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.4 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.88 | 34.1 | 40.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.15 | 32.7 | 33.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.01 | 31.4 | 32.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Japan?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Japan was 31.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4 in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Japan ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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