Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sweden
Sweden: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 30.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sweden, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sweden is 30.2, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sweden peaked at 38.9 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.2, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.9 | — |
| 1991 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38.8 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.7 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.6 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.5 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 38.3 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.1 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.9 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.6 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.3 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.9 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.5 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 36 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.4 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 34.8 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.4 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 31.4 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.8 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.2 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.83 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.81 | 36.5 | 38.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1 | 30.2 | 36 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sweden?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Sweden was 30.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Sweden ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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