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

Latest (2019)
38.3
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
93rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.3
in 2019
All-time low
30.7
in 1995
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Samoa, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 31.31991: 31.21992: 311993: 30.91994: 30.81995: 30.71996: 30.71997: 30.71998: 30.81999: 30.92000: 31.12001: 31.32002: 31.52003: 31.82004: 32.22005: 32.62006: 332007: 33.52008: 342009: 34.52010: 352011: 35.42012: 35.82013: 36.22014: 36.62015: 36.92016: 37.32017: 37.62018: 382019: 38.3

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Samoa, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 91 Fiji 38.6 compare
  2. 91 Mozambique 38.6 compare
  3. 94 Egypt 38.2 compare
  4. 95 Equatorial Guinea 38.1 compare
  5. 95 Lebanon 38.1 compare

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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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
205 places, 6,150 data points, 1990–2019
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