Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 37.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
37.5
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 17 groups
All-time high
40.1
in 1990
All-time low
37.5
in 2016
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in High income (World Bank), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in High income (World Bank) stood at 37.5. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in High income (World Bank) peaked at 40.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 2016.
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 High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.1 | — |
| 1991 | 39.8 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 39.5 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 39.2 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.9 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.7 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.5 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 38.3 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 38.2 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.1 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 38.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.9 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.9 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.8 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.7 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.5 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.93 | 38.1 | 40.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.96 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.63 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in High income (World Bank)?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in High income (World Bank) was 37.5 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 2016.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 3rd out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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