Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 49.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 49.1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Puerto Rico peaked at 49.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5 | — |
| 1991 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 38 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.6 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 39 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 39.3 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 39.6 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 40 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 40.4 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.8 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 41.2 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.6 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 42 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.4 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.9 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 43.3 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.7 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 44.1 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.4 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.7 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.2 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 45.6 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 46 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.4 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.8 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 47.3 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.8 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 48.5 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 49.1 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.84 | 37.5 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.64 | 40.8 | 44.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.74 | 44.7 | 49.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Puerto Rico?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Puerto Rico was 49.1 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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