Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iceland
Iceland: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 33 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iceland, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 33 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iceland peaked at 35.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2019.
That places Iceland 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.3 | — |
| 1991 | 35.2 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 35 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.9 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.8 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.3 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.3 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.2 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.1 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.9 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.5 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.3 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.8 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.3 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.2 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.97 | 34.8 | 35.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.19 | 34.9 | 35.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8 | 33 | 34.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iceland?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iceland was 33 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Iceland ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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