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

Nicaragua: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 32.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.9
in 2019
All-time low
28.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 28.61991: 28.71992: 28.81993: 291994: 29.21995: 29.41996: 29.61997: 29.91998: 30.11999: 30.42000: 30.62001: 30.82002: 31.12003: 31.32004: 31.52005: 31.72006: 31.92007: 32.12008: 32.32009: 32.52010: 32.62011: 32.72012: 32.72013: 32.72014: 32.72015: 32.72016: 32.72017: 32.82018: 32.82019: 32.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Nicaragua stood at 32.9. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Nicaragua peaked at 32.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 1990.

Nicaragua ranks 137th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 28.6
1991 28.7 +0.3%
1992 28.8 +0.3%
1993 29 +0.7%
1994 29.2 +0.7%
1995 29.4 +0.7%
1996 29.6 +0.7%
1997 29.9 +1.0%
1998 30.1 +0.7%
1999 30.4 +1.0%
2000 30.6 +0.7%
2001 30.8 +0.7%
2002 31.1 +1.0%
2003 31.3 +0.6%
2004 31.5 +0.6%
2005 31.7 +0.6%
2006 31.9 +0.6%
2007 32.1 +0.6%
2008 32.3 +0.6%
2009 32.5 +0.6%
2010 32.6 +0.3%
2011 32.7 +0.3%
2012 32.7 +0.0%
2013 32.7 +0.0%
2014 32.7 +0.0%
2015 32.7 +0.0%
2016 32.7 +0.0%
2017 32.8 +0.3%
2018 32.8 +0.0%
2019 32.9 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.37 28.6 30.4 10
2000s 31.58 30.6 32.5 10
2010s 32.73 32.6 32.9 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Nicaragua?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Nicaragua was 32.9 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 32.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 1990.
How does Nicaragua rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Nicaragua ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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