Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 29.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
29.7
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.7
in 2019
All-time low
25.3
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 25.31991: 25.41992: 25.51993: 25.61994: 25.71995: 25.71996: 25.81997: 25.91998: 26.11999: 26.22000: 26.42001: 26.62002: 26.92003: 27.12004: 27.42005: 27.72006: 282007: 28.22008: 28.42009: 28.52010: 28.62011: 28.72012: 28.82013: 28.92014: 292015: 29.12016: 29.22017: 29.42018: 29.52019: 29.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 29.7 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Viet Nam peaked at 29.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.3, in 1990.

That places Viet Nam 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Viet Nam, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 25.3
1991 25.4 +0.4%
1992 25.5 +0.4%
1993 25.6 +0.4%
1994 25.7 +0.4%
1995 25.7 +0.0%
1996 25.8 +0.4%
1997 25.9 +0.4%
1998 26.1 +0.8%
1999 26.2 +0.4%
2000 26.4 +0.8%
2001 26.6 +0.8%
2002 26.9 +1.1%
2003 27.1 +0.7%
2004 27.4 +1.1%
2005 27.7 +1.1%
2006 28 +1.1%
2007 28.2 +0.7%
2008 28.4 +0.7%
2009 28.5 +0.4%
2010 28.6 +0.4%
2011 28.7 +0.3%
2012 28.8 +0.3%
2013 28.9 +0.3%
2014 29 +0.3%
2015 29.1 +0.3%
2016 29.2 +0.3%
2017 29.4 +0.7%
2018 29.5 +0.3%
2019 29.7 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.72 25.3 26.2 10
2000s 27.52 26.4 28.5 10
2010s 29.09 28.6 29.7 10

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 164 Belgium 30 compare
  2. 165 Solomon Islands 29.8 compare
  3. 165 Rwanda 29.8 compare
  4. 167 Germany 29.7 compare
  5. 169 Malta 29.5 compare
  6. 169 Malawi 29.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Viet Nam?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Viet Nam was 29.7 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 29.7 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 25.3 in 1990.
How does Viet Nam rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Viet Nam ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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