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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Samoa, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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