Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Upper-middle income (World Bank)
Upper-middle income (World Bank): Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 32.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
32.5
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
8th
of 11 groups
All-time high
34
in 2008
All-time low
28.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Upper-middle income (World Bank) recorded 32.5 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Upper-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 34 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Upper-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.6 | — |
| 1991 | 29 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 29.4 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 29.9 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 30.2 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.6 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 30.9 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 31.2 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.7 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 32 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 32.3 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.6 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.1 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.8 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.9 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.6 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.4 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 33 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.9 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.7 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.5 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.29 | 28.6 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.16 | 32 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3 | 32.5 | 34 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Upper-middle income (World Bank) 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 1990.
- How does Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper-middle income (World Bank) 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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