Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Denmark
Denmark: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 43.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
43.1
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
44th
of 193 countries
All-time high
46.1
in 2008
All-time low
41.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Denmark, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 43.1 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Denmark peaked at 46.1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.4, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 44th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.4 | — |
| 1991 | 41.7 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.9 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 42.2 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.7 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 43 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.3 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 43.6 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 43.9 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 44.2 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 44.6 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.9 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.2 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.5 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.7 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 46 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.1 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.9 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.7 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.5 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.2 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 44.9 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.5 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.1 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.6 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 43.1 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.61 | 41.4 | 43.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.42 | 44.2 | 46.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.86 | 43.1 | 46.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 43.9 compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 43.8 compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 43.8 compare
- 45 Iraq 43 compare
- 45 Tonga 43 compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 43 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Denmark?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Denmark was 43.1 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Denmark ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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