Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
31.9
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.9
in 2019
All-time low
28
in 1998
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 29.61991: 29.31992: 291993: 28.81994: 28.51995: 28.31996: 28.21997: 28.11998: 281999: 282000: 282001: 28.12002: 28.22003: 28.32004: 28.62005: 28.82006: 29.12007: 29.42008: 29.72009: 302010: 30.32011: 30.62012: 30.82013: 312014: 31.22015: 31.32016: 31.52017: 31.62018: 31.72019: 31.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Marshall Islands recorded 31.9 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Marshall Islands peaked at 31.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1998.

That places Marshall Islands 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Marshall Islands, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Marshall Islands, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 29.6
1991 29.3 -1.0%
1992 29 -1.0%
1993 28.8 -0.7%
1994 28.5 -1.0%
1995 28.3 -0.7%
1996 28.2 -0.4%
1997 28.1 -0.4%
1998 28 -0.4%
1999 28 +0.0%
2000 28 +0.0%
2001 28.1 +0.4%
2002 28.2 +0.4%
2003 28.3 +0.4%
2004 28.6 +1.1%
2005 28.8 +0.7%
2006 29.1 +1.0%
2007 29.4 +1.0%
2008 29.7 +1.0%
2009 30 +1.0%
2010 30.3 +1.0%
2011 30.6 +1.0%
2012 30.8 +0.7%
2013 31 +0.6%
2014 31.2 +0.6%
2015 31.3 +0.3%
2016 31.5 +0.6%
2017 31.6 +0.3%
2018 31.7 +0.3%
2019 31.9 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.58 28 29.6 10
2000s 28.82 28 30 10
2010s 31.19 30.3 31.9 10

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 146 Guatemala 32.2 compare
  2. 147 Mexico 32.1 compare
  3. 149 United States of America 31.6 compare
  4. 150 Singapore 31.5 compare
  5. 151 Japan 31.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Marshall Islands?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Marshall Islands was 31.9 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 31.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1998.
How does Marshall Islands rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Marshall Islands ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Marshall Islands 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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