Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in China
China: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 29.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in China, 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 China is 29.1, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in China peaked at 29.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.9, in 1990.
That places China 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.9 | — |
| 1991 | 19.6 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 20.4 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 21.1 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 21.7 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 22.3 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 22.7 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 23.1 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 23.5 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 23.9 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.3 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 24.8 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 25.3 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.8 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 26.9 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.5 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.6 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 29 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 29.4 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.5 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.3 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.2 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.1 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.72 | 18.9 | 23.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.66 | 24.3 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.45 | 29.1 | 29.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in China?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in China was 29.1 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9 in 1990.
- How does China rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- China ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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