Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tonga
Tonga: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 43.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tonga, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tonga is 43.3, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tonga peaked at 43.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.7, in 1998.
That places Tonga 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.8 | — |
| 1991 | 34.5 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 34.1 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 33.5 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 33.2 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 33 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 32.8 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 32.7 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.8 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.2 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.9 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.4 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.6 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 36.3 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.7 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.3 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.7 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 40.4 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.1 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 41.9 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 42.6 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 43.3 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.51 | 32.7 | 34.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.04 | 32.7 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1 | 37 | 43.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tonga?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tonga was 43.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Tonga ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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