Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in WPR
WPR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 29.57 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
29.57
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
30.71
in 2010
All-time low
24.75
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in WPR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in WPR is 29.57, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in WPR peaked at 30.71 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.75, 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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.75 | — |
| 1991 | 25.18 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 25.63 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 26.08 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 26.47 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 26.81 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 27.1 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.38 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27.66 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 27.95 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.25 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.56 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.88 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.21 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.54 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 29.85 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 30.14 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.39 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 30.58 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.69 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.71 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.64 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 30.51 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.36 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.19 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.04 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 29.91 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.78 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.67 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.57 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5 | 24.75 | 27.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.61 | 28.25 | 30.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.14 | 29.57 | 30.71 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in WPR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in WPR was 29.57 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 30.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.75 in 1990.
- How does WPR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- WPR ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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