Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iraq
Iraq: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 43 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
43
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
43
in 2019
All-time low
41.1
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iraq, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 43 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iraq peaked at 43 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.1, in 1990.
That places Iraq 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.1 | — |
| 1991 | 41.2 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 41.4 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.5 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 41.6 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 41.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 41.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 41.5 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.4 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.3 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.2 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.3 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 41.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.9 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 42 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.1 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.2 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.5 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.6 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.7 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.42 | 41.1 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.33 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.43 | 41.9 | 43 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 43.8 compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 43.8 compare
- 44 Denmark 43.1 compare
- 45 Tonga 43 compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 43 compare
- 48 Italy 42.4 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0366 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iraq?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Iraq was 43 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Iraq ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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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