Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eswatini

Eswatini: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 38.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.1
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
79th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.4
in 2008
All-time low
36.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 36.21991: 36.31992: 36.51993: 36.71994: 371995: 37.21996: 37.51997: 37.81998: 38.21999: 38.62000: 39.12001: 39.52002: 39.92003: 40.22004: 40.62005: 40.92006: 41.12007: 41.32008: 41.42009: 41.32010: 41.12011: 40.92012: 40.62013: 40.22014: 39.82015: 39.42016: 39.12017: 38.72018: 38.42019: 38.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eswatini stood at 38.1.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eswatini peaked at 41.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 1990.

That places Eswatini 79th 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 Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eswatini, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 36.2
1991 36.3 +0.3%
1992 36.5 +0.6%
1993 36.7 +0.5%
1994 37 +0.8%
1995 37.2 +0.5%
1996 37.5 +0.8%
1997 37.8 +0.8%
1998 38.2 +1.1%
1999 38.6 +1.0%
2000 39.1 +1.3%
2001 39.5 +1.0%
2002 39.9 +1.0%
2003 40.2 +0.8%
2004 40.6 +1.0%
2005 40.9 +0.7%
2006 41.1 +0.5%
2007 41.3 +0.5%
2008 41.4 +0.2%
2009 41.3 -0.2%
2010 41.1 -0.5%
2011 40.9 -0.5%
2012 40.6 -0.7%
2013 40.2 -1.0%
2014 39.8 -1.0%
2015 39.4 -1.0%
2016 39.1 -0.8%
2017 38.7 -1.0%
2018 38.4 -0.8%
2019 38.1 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.2 36.2 38.6 10
2000s 40.53 39.1 41.4 10
2010s 39.63 38.1 41.1 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eswatini?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Eswatini was 38.1 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 41.4 in 2008.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 1990.
How does Eswatini rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Eswatini ranks 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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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