Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kuwait
Kuwait: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 35.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kuwait, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 35.3 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kuwait peaked at 35.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.8, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 112th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.8 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.1 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.3 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 30.6 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 30.9 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.3 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.8 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.2 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.4 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.6 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.3 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.2 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.1 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.9 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.3 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.9 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 33.9 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.6 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.3 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.33 | 29.8 | 31.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.32 | 31.8 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.09 | 31.9 | 35.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kuwait?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Kuwait was 35.3 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Kuwait ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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