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

Kiribati: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 40.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40.5
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
60th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.5
in 2019
All-time low
26
in 1999
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 291991: 28.51992: 28.11993: 27.71994: 27.31995: 26.91996: 26.61997: 26.31998: 26.11999: 262000: 26.12001: 26.32002: 26.72003: 27.12004: 27.72005: 28.32006: 292007: 29.82008: 30.62009: 31.42010: 32.32011: 33.22012: 342013: 34.92014: 35.82015: 36.62016: 37.62017: 38.62018: 39.62019: 40.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kiribati is 40.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kiribati peaked at 40.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1999.

That places Kiribati 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kiribati, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 29
1991 28.5 -1.7%
1992 28.1 -1.4%
1993 27.7 -1.4%
1994 27.3 -1.4%
1995 26.9 -1.5%
1996 26.6 -1.1%
1997 26.3 -1.1%
1998 26.1 -0.8%
1999 26 -0.4%
2000 26.1 +0.4%
2001 26.3 +0.8%
2002 26.7 +1.5%
2003 27.1 +1.5%
2004 27.7 +2.2%
2005 28.3 +2.2%
2006 29 +2.5%
2007 29.8 +2.8%
2008 30.6 +2.7%
2009 31.4 +2.6%
2010 32.3 +2.9%
2011 33.2 +2.8%
2012 34 +2.4%
2013 34.9 +2.6%
2014 35.8 +2.6%
2015 36.6 +2.2%
2016 37.6 +2.7%
2017 38.6 +2.7%
2018 39.6 +2.6%
2019 40.5 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.25 26 29 10
2000s 28.3 26.1 31.4 10
2010s 36.31 32.3 40.5 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kiribati?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kiribati was 40.5 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 Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 40.5 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1999.
How does Kiribati rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Kiribati ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati 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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