Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World
World: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 33.1 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
33.1
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
34.3
in 2008
All-time low
32.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World is 33.1, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World peaked at 34.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.4, in 1990.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4 | — |
| 1991 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 32.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 32.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.2 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.3 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.5 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.7 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.8 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.1 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.2 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 33.5 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.3 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.1 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.85 | 32.4 | 33.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.94 | 33.4 | 34.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.71 | 33.1 | 34.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in World was 33.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4 in 1990.
- How does World rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- World ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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