Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Brazil
Brazil: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 45.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 45.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Brazil peaked at 45.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.8, in 1990.
That places Brazil 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.8 | — |
| 1991 | 36.2 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 36.5 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.9 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 37.2 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 37.7 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 38.1 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 38.6 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 39.1 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 39.7 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 40.3 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 40.9 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 41.5 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.1 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 42.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.1 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 43.6 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.9 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 44.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.8 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.9 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.1 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.58 | 35.8 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.68 | 40.3 | 44.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.91 | 44.7 | 45.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Brazil?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Brazil was 45.2 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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