Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives
Maldives: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 26 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
26
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.6
in 2008
All-time low
26
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives stood at 26. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives peaked at 28.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 184th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.7 | — |
| 1991 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.6 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.3 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 27.6 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.1 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.9 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.7 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.4 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.66 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.19 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.28 | 26 | 28.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 181 Solomon Islands 26.5 compare
- 181 Ecuador 26.5 compare
- 183 Rwanda 26.4 compare
- 185 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.9 compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 25.3 compare
- 187 Ethiopia 25.2 compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Maldives was 26 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Maldives ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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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