Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 34 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
34
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
129th
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.2
in 2001
All-time low
34
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia stood at 34. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia peaked at 35.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.4 | — |
| 1991 | 34.5 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 35 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.8 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.7 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.6 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.4 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.2 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 34 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.78 | 34.4 | 35.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.07 | 34.8 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.37 | 34 | 34.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saudi Arabia was 34 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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