Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 23.1 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 23.1, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 30.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.1, in 2019.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.6 | — |
| 1991 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.9 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.2 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 30.5 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.5 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.3 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.1 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.9 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.6 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.3 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.9 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.4 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.7 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.1 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.3 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 25.6 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.9 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 24.2 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.6 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.1 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.23 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.26 | 29.3 | 30.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.98 | 23.1 | 28.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 23.1 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1 in 2019.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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