Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Maldives
Maldives: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 34.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Maldives, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Maldives is 34.1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Maldives peaked at 34.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 1990.
That places Maldives 128th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.1 | — |
| 1991 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.6 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.3 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 31 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.3 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.8 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.1 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.4 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32.6 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 33.2 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.9 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.1 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.77 | 29.1 | 30.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.93 | 30.8 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.52 | 33.1 | 34.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Maldives?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Maldives was 34.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Maldives ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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