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

Canada: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 27.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.4
in 1990
All-time low
27.6
in 2018
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 33.41991: 32.91992: 32.41993: 31.91994: 31.51995: 31.11996: 30.71997: 30.31998: 301999: 29.72000: 29.52001: 29.22002: 292003: 28.82004: 28.72005: 28.62006: 28.42007: 28.32008: 28.22009: 28.22010: 28.12011: 282012: 27.92013: 27.82014: 27.82015: 27.72016: 27.72017: 27.72018: 27.62019: 27.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Canada recorded 27.6 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Canada peaked at 33.4 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.6, in 2018.

That places Canada 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Canada, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Canada, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 33.4
1991 32.9 -1.5%
1992 32.4 -1.5%
1993 31.9 -1.5%
1994 31.5 -1.3%
1995 31.1 -1.3%
1996 30.7 -1.3%
1997 30.3 -1.3%
1998 30 -1.0%
1999 29.7 -1.0%
2000 29.5 -0.7%
2001 29.2 -1.0%
2002 29 -0.7%
2003 28.8 -0.7%
2004 28.7 -0.3%
2005 28.6 -0.3%
2006 28.4 -0.7%
2007 28.3 -0.4%
2008 28.2 -0.4%
2009 28.2 +0.0%
2010 28.1 -0.4%
2011 28 -0.4%
2012 27.9 -0.4%
2013 27.8 -0.4%
2014 27.8 +0.0%
2015 27.7 -0.4%
2016 27.7 +0.0%
2017 27.7 +0.0%
2018 27.6 -0.4%
2019 27.6 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.39 29.7 33.4 10
2000s 28.69 28.2 29.5 10
2010s 27.79 27.6 28.1 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 172 Saudi Arabia 28.3 compare
  2. 173 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.2 compare
  3. 174 Benin 27.9 compare
  4. 175 Switzerland 27.6 compare
  5. 177 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.5 compare
  6. 178 Zambia 27.1 compare
  7. 178 Bangladesh 27.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Canada?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Canada was 27.6 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 33.4 in 1990.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 27.6 in 2018.
How does Canada rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Canada ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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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