Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lower-middle income (World Bank)
Lower-middle income (World Bank): Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 32 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
32
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
32
in 2019
All-time low
29.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lower-middle income (World Bank), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lower-middle income (World Bank) recorded 32 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lower-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 32 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.4, in 1990.
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 Lower-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.4 | — |
| 1991 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.1 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.3 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.7 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.9 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.72 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.23 | 30.5 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.85 | 31.8 | 32 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lower-middle income (World Bank) was 32 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 Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 in 1990.
- How does Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower-middle income (World Bank) 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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