Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in New Zealand
New Zealand: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 30.9 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in New Zealand, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 30.9 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in New Zealand peaked at 34.4 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.9, in 2019.
That places New Zealand 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.4 | — |
| 1991 | 34.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.3 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.2 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.8 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.5 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.3 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.2 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.1 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 33 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.9 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.8 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.7 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.6 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.4 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.3 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.9 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.7 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.4 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 31 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30.9 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.98 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.93 | 32.6 | 33.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.64 | 30.9 | 32.4 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in New Zealand?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in New Zealand was 30.9 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9 in 2019.
- How does New Zealand rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- New Zealand ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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