Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 35.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Nicaragua, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 35.8 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Nicaragua peaked at 36.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.1, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 118th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.1 | — |
| 1991 | 32.3 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 32.8 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 33 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 33.2 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 33.5 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 33.7 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 33.9 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.2 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.4 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.6 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.8 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.4 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.6 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.1 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.2 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.9 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.8 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.12 | 32.1 | 34.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.29 | 34.4 | 36.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.08 | 35.8 | 36.3 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Nicaragua?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Nicaragua was 35.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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