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

Samoa: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 37.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.9
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.9
in 2019
All-time low
28.3
in 1997
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 29.81991: 29.61992: 29.31993: 291994: 28.71995: 28.51996: 28.41997: 28.31998: 28.31999: 28.32000: 28.42001: 28.62002: 28.92003: 29.32004: 29.72005: 30.22006: 30.72007: 31.32008: 31.92009: 32.52010: 33.22011: 33.62012: 34.12013: 34.52014: 34.92015: 35.42016: 362017: 36.62018: 37.32019: 37.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Samoa stood at 37.9. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Samoa peaked at 37.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.3, in 1997.

That places Samoa 80th 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 Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Samoa, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 29.8
1991 29.6 -0.7%
1992 29.3 -1.0%
1993 29 -1.0%
1994 28.7 -1.0%
1995 28.5 -0.7%
1996 28.4 -0.4%
1997 28.3 -0.4%
1998 28.3 +0.0%
1999 28.3 +0.0%
2000 28.4 +0.4%
2001 28.6 +0.7%
2002 28.9 +1.0%
2003 29.3 +1.4%
2004 29.7 +1.4%
2005 30.2 +1.7%
2006 30.7 +1.7%
2007 31.3 +2.0%
2008 31.9 +1.9%
2009 32.5 +1.9%
2010 33.2 +2.2%
2011 33.6 +1.2%
2012 34.1 +1.5%
2013 34.5 +1.2%
2014 34.9 +1.2%
2015 35.4 +1.4%
2016 36 +1.7%
2017 36.6 +1.7%
2018 37.3 +1.9%
2019 37.9 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.82 28.3 29.8 10
2000s 30.15 28.4 32.5 10
2010s 35.35 33.2 37.9 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Samoa?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Samoa was 37.9 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 37.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3 in 1997.
How does Samoa rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Samoa ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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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