Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR
EMR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 34.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
34.8
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 17 groups
All-time high
35.1
in 2004
All-time low
33.5
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR is 34.8, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR peaked at 35.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.5, in 1990.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5 | — |
| 1991 | 33.6 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 33.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 34 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.7 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.9 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.9 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.93 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.98 | 34.6 | 35.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.92 | 34.8 | 35.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EMR was 34.8 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 EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5 in 1990.
- How does EMR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- EMR ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this EMR 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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