Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Rwanda
Rwanda: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 26.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
26.4
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
183rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.5
in 2008
All-time low
26.4
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 26.4, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Rwanda peaked at 29.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.4, in 2019.
Rwanda ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.5 | — |
| 1991 | 27.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.9 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 28.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.4 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.8 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.5 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.2 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.9 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.7 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.4 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.84 | 27.5 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.18 | 28.9 | 29.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.73 | 26.4 | 29.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 180 Burkina Faso 26.8 compare
- 181 Solomon Islands 26.5 compare
- 181 Ecuador 26.5 compare
- 184 Maldives 26 compare
- 185 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.9 compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 25.3 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Rwanda?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Rwanda was 26.4 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4 in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Rwanda ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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