Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 25.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 25.3, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Papua New Guinea peaked at 25.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.9, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | — |
| 1991 | 20.7 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 20.4 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 20.1 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 19.9 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.6 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 19.4 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 19.2 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 19.1 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.9 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.1 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.2 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.6 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.1 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.5 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 23 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.5 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.3 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.84 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.35 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.88 | 20.8 | 25.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Papua New Guinea?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Papua New Guinea was 25.3 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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