Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in AMR
AMR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 37.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in AMR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AMR recorded 37.5 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in AMR peaked at 37.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.1, 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, crude in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.1 | — |
| 1991 | 32.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 32.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 33.1 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33.4 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 33.7 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 34 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 34.6 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 35 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 35.9 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.4 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.9 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.3 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.4 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.53 | 32.1 | 33.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1 | 33.7 | 36.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1 | 36.6 | 37.5 | 10 |
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- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 33.6% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 37.18 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 14.59 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 88.0% (2025)
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- New HIV infections 0.18 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in AMR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in AMR was 37.5 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 AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1 in 1990.
- How does AMR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- AMR ranks 3rd out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AMR 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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