Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Myanmar
Myanmar: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 37.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Myanmar, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Myanmar is 37.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Myanmar peaked at 37.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.6, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 101st 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.6 | — |
| 1991 | 30.8 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 31 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.2 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 31.8 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 32 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 32.2 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 32.5 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 32.8 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 33.1 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.5 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 33.8 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.2 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.6 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 35.9 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.1 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.3 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.5 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.8 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.51 | 30.6 | 32.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.38 | 32.8 | 35.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.93 | 36.1 | 37.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 99 Mauritania 37.9 compare
- 99 Chad 37.9 compare
- 101 Costa Rica 37.8 compare
- 103 Jordan 37.7 compare
- 104 Gambia 37.6 compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Myanmar?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Myanmar was 37.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Myanmar ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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