Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 35.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sri Lanka, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sri Lanka stood at 35.6. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.7, in 1994.
That places Sri Lanka 119th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.9 | — |
| 1991 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.7 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.7 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.9 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.2 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 33.8 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.1 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.3 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.8 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.75 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.37 | 31.8 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.44 | 33.4 | 35.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sri Lanka?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sri Lanka was 35.6 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7 in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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