Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand
Thailand: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 29.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand is 29.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand peaked at 29.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 1990.
That places Thailand 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.6 | — |
| 1991 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24.5 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 24.7 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.1 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 25.7 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 26 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 26.3 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.6 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 26.9 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.8 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.1 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.5 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.7 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.08 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.13 | 24.9 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.26 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Thailand was 29.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Thailand ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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