Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana
Ghana: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 30.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
30.6
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
158th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.1
in 2007
All-time low
30.6
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana stood at 30.6. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana peaked at 34.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.6, in 2019.
That places Ghana 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.1 | — |
| 1991 | 32.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 32.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.7 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.9 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 33.1 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.3 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.9 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.9 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.7 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 33 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.7 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.3 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 31.6 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.3 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.9 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.6 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.27 | 32.1 | 32.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.64 | 32.9 | 34.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.15 | 30.6 | 33.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ghana was 30.6 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Ghana ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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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