Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Mauritius
Mauritius: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 33.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Mauritius, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Mauritius is 33.1, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Mauritius peaked at 37.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.4, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 138th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.4 | — |
| 1991 | 31.8 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 32.1 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 32.5 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.8 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 33.2 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 33.6 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 33.9 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 34.3 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 34.7 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 35.1 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 35.5 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.3 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.7 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 37 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.3 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.4 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.4 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.9 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.5 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.1 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 35.6 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.1 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.6 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.1 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.6 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33.1 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.03 | 31.4 | 34.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.61 | 35.1 | 37.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.28 | 33.1 | 37.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Mauritius?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Mauritius was 33.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4 in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Mauritius ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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