Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea
Eritrea: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 21.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 21.6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea peaked at 25.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 2019.
Eritrea ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5 | — |
| 1991 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.7 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.9 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 24.2 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 24.7 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.1 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 25.6 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.5 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.3 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.8 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.3 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 24 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.8 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.5 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.8 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.7 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.3 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 21.8 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.36 | 23.5 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7 | 23.8 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.55 | 21.6 | 23.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea was 21.6 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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