Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Guatemala
Guatemala: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 28.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Guatemala, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 28.9 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Guatemala peaked at 28.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.9, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.9 | — |
| 1991 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.1 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.2 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.5 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.7 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.38 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.21 | 27.7 | 28.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Guatemala?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Guatemala was 28.9 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9 in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Guatemala ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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