Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EUR
EUR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 41.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EUR, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EUR recorded 41.6 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EUR peaked at 47.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.6, in 2019.
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 EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.1 | — |
| 1991 | 46.8 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 46.5 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 46.2 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 45.9 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 45.7 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.5 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.4 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 45.3 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.2 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 45 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.9 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.7 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 44.6 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.5 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 44.3 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.2 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 44 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 43.8 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 43.6 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.4 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.2 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.8 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.5 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.3 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 42 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.8 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 41.6 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.96 | 45.2 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.51 | 43.8 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.62 | 41.6 | 43.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EUR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in EUR was 41.6 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 EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6 in 2019.
- How does EUR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- EUR ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EUR 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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