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

Latest (2019)
31.3
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
151st
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.3
in 2019
All-time low
25.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 25.61991: 25.71992: 25.81993: 261994: 26.11995: 26.31996: 26.61997: 26.81998: 27.11999: 27.42000: 27.72001: 282002: 28.32003: 28.72004: 292005: 29.32006: 29.62007: 29.92008: 30.22009: 30.42010: 30.62011: 30.72012: 30.82013: 30.92014: 312015: 31.12016: 31.12017: 31.12018: 31.22019: 31.3

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Colombia, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 148 United Arab Emirates 31.6 compare
  2. 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5 compare
  3. 150 Mexico 31.4 compare
  4. 151 Djibouti 31.3 compare
  5. 153 South Sudan 31.2 compare
  6. 154 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31 compare
  7. 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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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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