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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Nicaragua, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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