Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 36.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Afghanistan, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Afghanistan is 36.7, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Afghanistan peaked at 36.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.2, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 98th 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, crude in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.2 | — |
| 1991 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.9 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.1 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.9 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.3 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.8 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 34 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.2 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.4 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.4 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 36.1 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.4 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.7 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.95 | 31.2 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.55 | 32.8 | 34.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.57 | 34.7 | 36.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Afghanistan?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Afghanistan was 36.7 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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