Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 50.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 50.4 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu peaked at 50.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.2, in 1995.
Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.9 | — |
| 1991 | 39.7 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 39.6 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.5 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 39.3 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.2 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 39.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.3 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 39.7 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.1 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.5 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.5 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.1 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.7 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43.4 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.1 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 44.9 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.6 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.2 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.9 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 47.5 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 48.1 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.7 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.3 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.9 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.4 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.41 | 39.2 | 39.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.46 | 39.5 | 44.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.75 | 44.9 | 50.4 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu was 50.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2 in 1995.
- How does Tuvalu rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Tuvalu ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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