Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kenya
Kenya: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 28.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 28.6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kenya peaked at 31.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 2019.
That places Kenya 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.6 | — |
| 1991 | 30.5 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.8 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.2 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.8 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.7 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.4 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.8 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.4 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 30.1 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.3 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.9 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.6 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.61 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.59 | 31 | 31.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2 | 28.6 | 31.7 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kenya?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kenya was 28.6 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Kenya ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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