Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 25.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
25.2
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
187th
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.2
in 2010
All-time low
24.8
in 1996
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ethiopia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 25.2 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ethiopia peaked at 26.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 1996.
That places Ethiopia 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3 | — |
| 1991 | 25.2 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.1 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 25 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.8 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.5 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.9 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.9 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.8 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 25.5 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.4 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.3 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.97 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.43 | 24.8 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ethiopia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ethiopia was 25.2 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Ethiopia ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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