Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in India
India: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 30.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in India, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in India stood at 30.1. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in India peaked at 30.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1990.
India ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 | — |
| 1991 | 26.2 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.5 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.1 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 27.4 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 27.7 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 28 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 29.1 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.3 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.5 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.7 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.88 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.31 | 28.3 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.01 | 30 | 30.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in India?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in India was 30.1 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1990.
- How does India rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- India ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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