Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR
SEAR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 31.17 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
31.17
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
31.31
in 2010
All-time low
28.59
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR is 31.17, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR peaked at 31.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.59, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.59 | — |
| 1991 | 28.73 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.87 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 29.01 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.16 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.31 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 29.48 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 29.66 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.85 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 30.05 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.26 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.46 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.65 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.83 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.98 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.18 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.23 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.27 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.3 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.29 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.26 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.23 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.17 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.15 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.27 | 28.59 | 30.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.93 | 30.26 | 31.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.21 | 31.15 | 31.31 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in SEAR was 31.17 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 31.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.59 in 1990.
- How does SEAR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- SEAR ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SEAR 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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