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

Latest (2019)
21.6
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
192nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
25.6
in 2000
All-time low
21.6
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 23.51991: 23.51992: 23.71993: 23.91994: 24.21995: 24.71996: 24.81997: 24.91998: 25.11999: 25.32000: 25.62001: 25.52002: 25.32003: 252004: 24.82005: 24.52006: 24.32007: 24.22008: 242009: 23.82010: 23.52011: 23.32012: 232013: 22.82014: 22.72015: 22.52016: 22.32017: 222018: 21.82019: 21.6

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eritrea, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 189 Malawi 24.5 compare
  2. 190 Cambodia 23.4 compare
  3. 191 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.1 compare
  4. 193 Peru 20.4 compare

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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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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