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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Marshall Islands, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.58 | 28 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.82 | 28 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.19 | 30.3 | 31.9 | 10 |
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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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