Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain
Spain: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 27.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain is 27.2, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain peaked at 36.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.2, in 2019.
That places Spain 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.3 | — |
| 1991 | 36.2 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.8 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.3 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 35 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.5 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 34 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 32.8 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.4 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.7 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 30.1 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 29.4 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.8 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.2 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.7 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.2 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.09 | 36 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.14 | 33.4 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.84 | 27.2 | 32.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Spain was 27.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Spain ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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