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

Panama: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 35.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
106th
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.9
in 2019
All-time low
29.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 29.21991: 29.41992: 29.61993: 29.71994: 301995: 30.21996: 30.41997: 30.61998: 30.91999: 31.22000: 31.52001: 31.72002: 322003: 32.32004: 32.62005: 32.92006: 33.22007: 33.52008: 33.92009: 34.22010: 34.52011: 34.72012: 34.92013: 352014: 35.22015: 35.32016: 35.52017: 35.62018: 35.82019: 35.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Panama recorded 35.9 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Panama peaked at 35.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.2, in 1990.

That places Panama 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Panama, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 29.2
1991 29.4 +0.7%
1992 29.6 +0.7%
1993 29.7 +0.3%
1994 30 +1.0%
1995 30.2 +0.7%
1996 30.4 +0.7%
1997 30.6 +0.7%
1998 30.9 +1.0%
1999 31.2 +1.0%
2000 31.5 +1.0%
2001 31.7 +0.6%
2002 32 +0.9%
2003 32.3 +0.9%
2004 32.6 +0.9%
2005 32.9 +0.9%
2006 33.2 +0.9%
2007 33.5 +0.9%
2008 33.9 +1.2%
2009 34.2 +0.9%
2010 34.5 +0.9%
2011 34.7 +0.6%
2012 34.9 +0.6%
2013 35 +0.3%
2014 35.2 +0.6%
2015 35.3 +0.3%
2016 35.5 +0.6%
2017 35.6 +0.3%
2018 35.8 +0.6%
2019 35.9 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.12 29.2 31.2 10
2000s 32.78 31.5 34.2 10
2010s 35.24 34.5 35.9 10

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  4. 106 Turkmenistan 35.9 compare
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  6. 109 Congo 35.7 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Panama?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Panama was 35.9 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 35.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 29.2 in 1990.
How does Panama rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Panama ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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