Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda
Uganda: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 32.5 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda is 32.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda peaked at 35.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 32.5, in 2019.
That places Uganda 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.2 | — |
| 1991 | 33.2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.3 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.5 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.6 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.8 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.1 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.6 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.8 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.8 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.6 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.3 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 34 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 33.4 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.1 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.5 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.48 | 33.2 | 33.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.78 | 34.1 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.82 | 32.5 | 35 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Uganda was 32.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5 in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Uganda ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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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