Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy

Italy: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 42.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
42.4
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48.5
in 1990
All-time low
42.4
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy, 1990–2019

010203040501990200420191990: 48.51991: 48.41992: 48.21993: 481994: 47.91995: 47.81996: 47.71997: 47.71998: 47.71999: 47.62000: 47.62001: 47.32002: 47.12003: 46.82004: 46.52005: 46.22006: 45.92007: 45.62008: 45.22009: 44.92010: 44.52011: 44.22012: 43.82013: 43.52014: 43.32015: 43.12016: 42.92017: 42.72018: 42.62019: 42.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy stood at 42.4. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy peaked at 48.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.4, in 2019.

Italy ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 48.5
1991 48.4 -0.2%
1992 48.2 -0.4%
1993 48 -0.4%
1994 47.9 -0.2%
1995 47.8 -0.2%
1996 47.7 -0.2%
1997 47.7 +0.0%
1998 47.7 +0.0%
1999 47.6 -0.2%
2000 47.6 +0.0%
2001 47.3 -0.6%
2002 47.1 -0.4%
2003 46.8 -0.6%
2004 46.5 -0.6%
2005 46.2 -0.6%
2006 45.9 -0.6%
2007 45.6 -0.7%
2008 45.2 -0.9%
2009 44.9 -0.7%
2010 44.5 -0.9%
2011 44.2 -0.7%
2012 43.8 -0.9%
2013 43.5 -0.7%
2014 43.3 -0.5%
2015 43.1 -0.5%
2016 42.9 -0.5%
2017 42.7 -0.5%
2018 42.6 -0.2%
2019 42.4 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.95 47.6 48.5 10
2000s 46.31 44.9 47.6 10
2010s 43.3 42.4 44.5 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy was 42.4 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 48.5 in 1990.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 42.4 in 2019.
How does Italy rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Italy ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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