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

Latest (2019)
42.3
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
54th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.3
in 2019
All-time low
29.5
in 1999
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Kiribati, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 321991: 31.61992: 31.21993: 30.91994: 30.51995: 30.21996: 301997: 29.81998: 29.61999: 29.52000: 29.52001: 29.62002: 29.82003: 30.12004: 30.42005: 30.92006: 31.52007: 32.22008: 32.92009: 33.72010: 34.52011: 35.42012: 36.22013: 37.12014: 382015: 38.82016: 39.72017: 40.62018: 41.52019: 42.3

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Kiribati, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.53 29.5 32 10
2000s 31.06 29.5 33.7 10
2010s 38.41 34.5 42.3 10

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 51 Eswatini 42.5 compare
  2. 52 Trinidad and Tobago 42.4 compare
  3. 52 Uruguay 42.4 compare
  4. 54 Zimbabwe 42.3 compare
  5. 56 Kazakhstan 41.9 compare
  6. 57 Barbados 41.8 compare
  7. 57 Albania 41.8 compare
  8. 57 Naoero 41.8 compare

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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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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