Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Egypt
Egypt: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 35.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Egypt, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Egypt stood at 35.8. 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 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Egypt peaked at 35.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.1, in 1990.
That places Egypt 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.1 | — |
| 1991 | 33.3 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 33.5 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 33.7 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.9 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.2 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 34.4 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 34.6 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 34.8 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 35.4 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.5 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.6 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.7 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.8 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.05 | 33.1 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.56 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.64 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Egypt?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Egypt was 35.8 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Egypt ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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