Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Pakistan
Pakistan: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 43.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Pakistan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 43.2 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Pakistan peaked at 43.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.3, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 42nd 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.3 | — |
| 1991 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.2 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 38.4 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.7 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.2 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.7 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.9 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.2 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.4 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.6 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.8 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 42 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.2 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.6 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.8 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.2 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.98 | 37.3 | 38.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.08 | 39 | 41.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3 | 41.4 | 43.2 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Pakistan?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Pakistan was 43.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3 in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Pakistan ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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