Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Senegal
Senegal: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 40.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Senegal, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 40.5 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Senegal peaked at 41.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.4, in 1990.
That places Senegal 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.4 | — |
| 1991 | 38.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 39 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39.8 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.3 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.8 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.1 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.3 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.5 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.4 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.3 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 41 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.9 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.7 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.6 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.5 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.87 | 38.4 | 39.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.83 | 39.8 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.05 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 10 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Senegal?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Senegal was 40.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4 in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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