Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in El Salvador
El Salvador: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 33 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in El Salvador, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 33 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in El Salvador peaked at 33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.4, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 135th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.4 | — |
| 1991 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 27.2 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 27.9 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 28.1 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 28.4 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.6 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 29.1 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.7 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.4 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.7 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 31.3 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.6 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 31.8 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 32 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.2 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.7 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 33 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.16 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.62 | 28.4 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.22 | 31.3 | 33 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in El Salvador?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in El Salvador was 33 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- El Salvador ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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