Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 39.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu is 39.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu peaked at 39.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.6, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 82nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.6 | — |
| 1991 | 33.6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.8 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.3 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.8 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 36.3 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.7 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 37.4 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.7 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.4 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 38.6 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.8 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.76 | 33.6 | 34.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.55 | 34.3 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.48 | 37.4 | 39.5 | 10 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 10.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Vanuatu was 39.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6 in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Vanuatu ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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