Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ecuador
Ecuador: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 26.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ecuador, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ecuador stood at 26.5. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ecuador peaked at 26.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 1991.
Ecuador ranks 181st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.6 | — |
| 1991 | 20.5 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 20.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.7 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.9 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.1 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.3 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.5 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.7 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.2 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.5 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.8 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.1 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.3 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.6 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.8 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.1 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.8 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 26.1 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.5 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.62 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.16 | 21.1 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.03 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 178 Zambia 27.1 compare
- 178 Bangladesh 27.1 compare
- 180 Burkina Faso 26.8 compare
- 181 Solomon Islands 26.5 compare
- 183 Rwanda 26.4 compare
- 184 Maldives 26 compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ecuador?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ecuador was 26.5 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 1991.
- How does Ecuador rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Ecuador ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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