Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Colombia
Colombia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 31.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Colombia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 31.3 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Colombia peaked at 31.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.6, in 1990.
That places Colombia 151st 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.6 | — |
| 1991 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 26.6 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 26.8 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 27.1 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 27.4 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 27.7 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 28.7 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.3 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 29.6 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.9 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.2 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 31 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.34 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.11 | 27.7 | 30.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.98 | 30.6 | 31.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 148 United Arab Emirates 31.6 compare
- 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5 compare
- 150 Mexico 31.4 compare
- 151 Djibouti 31.3 compare
- 153 South Sudan 31.2 compare
- 154 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31 compare
- 154 Republic of Korea 31 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Colombia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Colombia was 31.3 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Colombia ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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