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

Latest (2019)
40.8
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
69th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.9
in 2008
All-time low
39.1
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 39.11991: 39.31992: 39.51993: 39.61994: 39.81995: 401996: 40.21997: 40.41998: 40.61999: 40.92000: 41.12001: 41.42002: 41.72003: 422004: 42.32005: 42.52006: 42.72007: 42.82008: 42.92009: 42.92010: 42.82011: 42.72012: 42.52013: 42.32014: 422015: 41.82016: 41.62017: 41.32018: 41.12019: 40.8

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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