Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Congo
Congo: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 35.7 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
35.7
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
109th
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.7
in 2019
All-time low
35.1
in 1996
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Congo, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 35.7 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 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 Congo peaked at 35.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.1, in 1996.
Congo ranks 109th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.4 | — |
| 1991 | 35.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.3 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.2 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.1 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.3 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.4 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.5 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.7 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.22 | 35.1 | 35.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.43 | 35.1 | 35.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.54 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Congo?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Congo was 35.7 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1 in 1996.
- How does Congo rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Congo ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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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