Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Belgium
Belgium: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 36.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 36.4, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Belgium peaked at 40.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36.4, in 2019.
That places Belgium 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.4 | — |
| 1991 | 40.3 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 40.1 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 40 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 40.2 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 40.3 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 40.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.6 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 40.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.7 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.6 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.5 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.4 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.8 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 38 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.6 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.2 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.8 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.4 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.14 | 40 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.58 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.29 | 36.4 | 40.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Belgium?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Belgium was 36.4 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4 in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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