Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda
Rwanda: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 29.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
29.8
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
165th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33
in 2007
All-time low
29.8
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda stood at 29.8. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda peaked at 33 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.8, in 2019.
Rwanda ranks 165th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.7 | — |
| 1991 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.9 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.8 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.6 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.8 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.1 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.8 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.81 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.69 | 32.2 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.28 | 29.8 | 32.6 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Rwanda was 29.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Rwanda ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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