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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Italy, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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