Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Malawi
Malawi: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 29.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Malawi, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Malawi is 29.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Malawi peaked at 37.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.5, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 169th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7 | — |
| 1991 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.4 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 35.6 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.9 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 36.1 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.3 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.5 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.8 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.2 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.6 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.5 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.3 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 37 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.5 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 34.5 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.7 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 32.9 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 32 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 30.3 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.5 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.55 | 34.7 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.29 | 36.8 | 37.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.17 | 29.5 | 36.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Malawi?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Malawi was 29.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Malawi ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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