Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 36.9 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
36.9
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
92nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
39.6
in 2007
All-time low
36.9
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 36.9 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sierra Leone peaked at 39.6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 36.9, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4 | — |
| 1991 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 37.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.4 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 38.6 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.7 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 39.3 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 39.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.5 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.3 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.1 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.8 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.5 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.2 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 38 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.7 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.4 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.2 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.9 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.87 | 37.4 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.22 | 38.6 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.11 | 36.9 | 39.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sierra Leone?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sierra Leone was 36.9 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9 in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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