Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Samoa
Samoa: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 38.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Samoa, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 38.3 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Samoa peaked at 38.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.7, in 1995.
Samoa ranks 93rd 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.3 | — |
| 1991 | 31.2 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 31 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.9 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.5 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 32.2 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.6 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 34 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.5 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 35 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.4 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.8 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.6 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.9 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 37.3 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.6 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 38 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.55 | 31.1 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.71 | 35 | 38.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 91 Fiji 38.6 compare
- 91 Mozambique 38.6 compare
- 94 Egypt 38.2 compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 38.1 compare
- 95 Lebanon 38.1 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1843 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Samoa?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Samoa was 38.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7 in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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