Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Benin
Benin: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 27.9 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Benin, 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 Benin is 27.9, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Benin peaked at 32.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.9, in 2019.
Benin ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.6 | — |
| 1991 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.2 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.1 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.9 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 31.6 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.3 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.5 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.1 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.7 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.3 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 28.8 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 27.9 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.63 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.09 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.84 | 27.9 | 31.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 171 Kenya 28.6 compare
- 172 Saudi Arabia 28.3 compare
- 173 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.2 compare
- 175 Canada 27.6 compare
- 175 Switzerland 27.6 compare
- 177 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.5 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Benin?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Benin was 27.9 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9 in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Benin ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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