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

Latest (2019)
49.1
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
49.1
in 2019
All-time low
37.5
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 37.51991: 37.71992: 381993: 38.31994: 38.61995: 391996: 39.31997: 39.61998: 401999: 40.42000: 40.82001: 41.22002: 41.62003: 422004: 42.42005: 42.92006: 43.32007: 43.72008: 44.12009: 44.42010: 44.72011: 45.22012: 45.62013: 462014: 46.42015: 46.82016: 47.32017: 47.82018: 48.52019: 49.1

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Puerto Rico, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 15 Republic of Moldova 49.8 compare
  2. 16 Dominica 49.4 compare
  3. 17 Armenia 49.3 compare
  4. 18 Georgia 49.1 compare
  5. 20 North Macedonia 49 compare
  6. 20 Argentina 49 compare

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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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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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