Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru
Peru: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 20.7 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
20.7
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.7
in 2019
All-time low
19.8
in 2005
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru stood at 20.7. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru peaked at 20.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.8, in 2005.
That places Peru 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.4 | — |
| 1991 | 20.3 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.2 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.1 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.8 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.1 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.3 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.11 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.85 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.06 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Peru was 20.7 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8 in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Peru ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).