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

Malawi: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 24.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.5
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
189th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.7
in 2003
All-time low
24.5
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 31.21991: 31.51992: 31.81993: 32.21994: 32.51995: 32.81996: 32.91997: 331998: 33.11999: 33.22000: 33.42001: 33.52002: 33.62003: 33.72004: 33.72005: 33.62006: 33.52007: 33.22008: 32.92009: 32.42010: 31.92011: 31.22012: 30.42013: 29.62014: 28.82015: 282016: 27.12017: 26.22018: 25.32019: 24.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Malawi is 24.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Malawi peaked at 33.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 2019.

Malawi ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Malawi, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 31.2
1991 31.5 +1.0%
1992 31.8 +1.0%
1993 32.2 +1.3%
1994 32.5 +0.9%
1995 32.8 +0.9%
1996 32.9 +0.3%
1997 33 +0.3%
1998 33.1 +0.3%
1999 33.2 +0.3%
2000 33.4 +0.6%
2001 33.5 +0.3%
2002 33.6 +0.3%
2003 33.7 +0.3%
2004 33.7 +0.0%
2005 33.6 -0.3%
2006 33.5 -0.3%
2007 33.2 -0.9%
2008 32.9 -0.9%
2009 32.4 -1.5%
2010 31.9 -1.5%
2011 31.2 -2.2%
2012 30.4 -2.6%
2013 29.6 -2.6%
2014 28.8 -2.7%
2015 28 -2.8%
2016 27.1 -3.2%
2017 26.2 -3.3%
2018 25.3 -3.4%
2019 24.5 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.42 31.2 33.2 10
2000s 33.35 32.4 33.7 10
2010s 28.3 24.5 31.9 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Malawi?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Malawi was 24.5 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 2003.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 2019.
How does Malawi rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Malawi ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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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