Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Somalia
Somalia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 36.1 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
36.1
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
110th
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.6
in 2008
All-time low
35.7
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Somalia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 36.1 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Somalia peaked at 38.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.7, in 1990.
That places Somalia 110th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.7 | — |
| 1991 | 35.8 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 35.9 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.1 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.2 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.7 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.6 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.5 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.3 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.9 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.6 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 37.3 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 37 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.7 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.4 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.1 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.18 | 35.7 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.93 | 37 | 38.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.39 | 36.1 | 38.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Somalia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Somalia was 36.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Somalia ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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