Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania
Mauritania: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 34 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania is 34, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania peaked at 35.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.2 | — |
| 1991 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.4 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.5 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.8 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.7 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.5 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 35.3 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.1 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.9 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.5 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.3 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.1 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.42 | 34.2 | 34.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.58 | 35 | 35.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.81 | 34 | 35.7 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Mauritania was 34 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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