Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Argentina

Argentina: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 49 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
49
in 2019
All-time low
38.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Argentina, 1990–2019

010203040501990200420191990: 38.61991: 38.81992: 391993: 39.21994: 39.51995: 39.81996: 40.11997: 40.41998: 40.71999: 41.12000: 41.52001: 41.92002: 42.32003: 42.72004: 43.12005: 43.52006: 43.92007: 44.32008: 44.62009: 452010: 45.42011: 45.72012: 462013: 46.42014: 46.82015: 47.22016: 47.62017: 48.12018: 48.52019: 49

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 49 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Argentina peaked at 49 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.6, in 1990.

That places Argentina 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Argentina, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 38.6
1991 38.8 +0.5%
1992 39 +0.5%
1993 39.2 +0.5%
1994 39.5 +0.8%
1995 39.8 +0.8%
1996 40.1 +0.8%
1997 40.4 +0.7%
1998 40.7 +0.7%
1999 41.1 +1.0%
2000 41.5 +1.0%
2001 41.9 +1.0%
2002 42.3 +1.0%
2003 42.7 +0.9%
2004 43.1 +0.9%
2005 43.5 +0.9%
2006 43.9 +0.9%
2007 44.3 +0.9%
2008 44.6 +0.7%
2009 45 +0.9%
2010 45.4 +0.9%
2011 45.7 +0.7%
2012 46 +0.7%
2013 46.4 +0.9%
2014 46.8 +0.9%
2015 47.2 +0.9%
2016 47.6 +0.8%
2017 48.1 +1.1%
2018 48.5 +0.8%
2019 49 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.72 38.6 41.1 10
2000s 43.28 41.5 45 10
2010s 47.07 45.4 49 10

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 17 Armenia 49.3 compare
  2. 18 Puerto Rico 49.1 compare
  3. 18 Georgia 49.1 compare
  4. 20 North Macedonia 49 compare
  5. 22 Dominican Republic 48.4 compare
  6. 23 Czechia 48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Argentina?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Argentina was 49 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 Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 49 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 38.6 in 1990.
How does Argentina rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Argentina ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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