Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 40.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sierra Leone stood at 40.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sierra Leone peaked at 42.9 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.1, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 69th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.1 | — |
| 1991 | 39.3 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 39.6 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 40 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.2 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 40.4 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 40.6 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 40.9 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.1 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 41.4 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.7 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 42 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.3 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.7 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.8 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.9 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.8 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.7 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.5 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.3 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.8 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.3 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.1 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.94 | 39.1 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.23 | 41.1 | 42.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.89 | 40.8 | 42.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sierra Leone?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sierra Leone was 40.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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