Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Namibia

Namibia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 43.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
43.8
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
45.5
in 2008
All-time low
40.1
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 40.11991: 40.31992: 40.51993: 40.71994: 411995: 41.21996: 41.51997: 41.81998: 42.11999: 42.42000: 42.82001: 43.22002: 43.62003: 442004: 44.42005: 44.72006: 452007: 45.32008: 45.52009: 45.52010: 45.52011: 45.52012: 45.32013: 45.22014: 452015: 44.72016: 44.52017: 44.32018: 442019: 43.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Namibia stood at 43.8.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Namibia peaked at 45.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.1, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Namibia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 40.1
1991 40.3 +0.5%
1992 40.5 +0.5%
1993 40.7 +0.5%
1994 41 +0.7%
1995 41.2 +0.5%
1996 41.5 +0.7%
1997 41.8 +0.7%
1998 42.1 +0.7%
1999 42.4 +0.7%
2000 42.8 +0.9%
2001 43.2 +0.9%
2002 43.6 +0.9%
2003 44 +0.9%
2004 44.4 +0.9%
2005 44.7 +0.7%
2006 45 +0.7%
2007 45.3 +0.7%
2008 45.5 +0.4%
2009 45.5 +0.0%
2010 45.5 +0.0%
2011 45.5 +0.0%
2012 45.3 -0.4%
2013 45.2 -0.2%
2014 45 -0.4%
2015 44.7 -0.7%
2016 44.5 -0.4%
2017 44.3 -0.4%
2018 44 -0.7%
2019 43.8 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.16 40.1 42.4 10
2000s 44.4 42.8 45.5 10
2010s 44.78 43.8 45.5 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 38 Latvia 43.9 compare
  2. 40 Bhutan 43.4 compare
  3. 41 Tonga 43.3 compare
  4. 42 Pakistan 43.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Namibia?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Namibia was 43.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 45.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.1 in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Namibia ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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
205 places, 6,150 data points, 1990–2019
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