Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya
Kenya: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 33.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya is 33.2, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya peaked at 37.3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33.2, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 135th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5 | — |
| 1991 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.8 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.6 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 36.5 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.7 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.9 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.1 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.5 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.1 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.2 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.7 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.2 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.7 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33.2 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1 | 34.5 | 35.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.86 | 36 | 37.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.32 | 33.2 | 37.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kenya was 33.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Kenya ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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