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

Latest (2019)
50.4
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
2nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
50.4
in 2019
All-time low
39.2
in 1995
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Tuvalu, 1990–2019

02040601990200420191990: 39.91991: 39.71992: 39.61993: 39.51994: 39.31995: 39.21996: 39.21997: 39.21998: 39.21999: 39.32000: 39.52001: 39.72002: 40.12003: 40.52004: 412005: 41.52006: 42.12007: 42.72008: 43.42009: 44.12010: 44.92011: 45.62012: 46.22013: 46.92014: 47.52015: 48.12016: 48.72017: 49.32018: 49.92019: 50.4

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Tuvalu, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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