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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Namibia, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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