Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 28.3 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
28.3
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
172nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.3
in 2019
All-time low
27.3
in 2009
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 28.3 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saudi Arabia peaked at 28.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.3, in 2009.
Saudi Arabia ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.8 | — |
| 1991 | 27.7 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.6 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.5 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.9 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.5 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.4 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.71 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.71 | 27.3 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.68 | 27.3 | 28.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saudi Arabia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saudi Arabia was 28.3 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3 in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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