Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati
Kiribati: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 42.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 42.3 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati peaked at 42.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.5, in 1999.
That places Kiribati 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 | — |
| 1991 | 31.6 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 31.2 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 30.9 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 30.5 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.2 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 30 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 29.8 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 29.6 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 29.5 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.8 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.1 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.4 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.9 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 31.5 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.2 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 32.9 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 33.7 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.5 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 35.4 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.2 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 37.1 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 38.8 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.7 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.6 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 41.5 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 42.3 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.53 | 29.5 | 32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.06 | 29.5 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.41 | 34.5 | 42.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati was 42.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 in 1999.
- How does Kiribati rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Kiribati ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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