Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Liberia
Liberia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 39.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39.4
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.3
in 2007
All-time low
38.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Liberia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 39.4 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Liberia peaked at 41.3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 38.2, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.2 | — |
| 1991 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.6 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.7 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.3 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.8 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 41 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.2 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.3 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.1 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.7 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.5 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.3 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 40 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.8 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.6 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.84 | 38.2 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.75 | 39.8 | 41.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.35 | 39.4 | 41.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 82 Vanuatu 39.5 compare
- 82 Niue 39.5 compare
- 84 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.4 compare
- 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 39.3 compare
- 87 Palestine, State of 39.1 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Liberia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Liberia was 39.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Liberia ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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