Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 51.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 51.1 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 51.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.8, in 1993.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 11th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.1 | — |
| 1991 | 47 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.9 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.8 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.9 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 46.8 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.1 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.2 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.4 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.6 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.8 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.1 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.6 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.9 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.1 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.3 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.5 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.7 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 49.9 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.3 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.7 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.9 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.1 | +0.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 51.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.2, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 51.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.89 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.01 | 47.1 | 49.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2 | 49.3 | 51.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 51.1 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8 in 1993.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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