Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in South-East Asia (WHO region)
South-East Asia (WHO region): Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 30.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
30.3
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
16th
of 17 groups
All-time high
30.3
in 2019
All-time low
26.03
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in South-East Asia (WHO region), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in South-East Asia (WHO region) stood at 30.3. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in South-East Asia (WHO region) peaked at 30.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.03, in 1990.
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 South-East Asia (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.03 | — |
| 1991 | 26.14 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.28 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 26.43 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 26.59 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 26.76 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 26.95 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 27.15 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 27.37 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27.62 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.88 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 28.13 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 28.38 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 28.63 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.86 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 29.06 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.21 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 29.34 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.46 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.58 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.67 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.73 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.82 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.88 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.95 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 30.01 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.09 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.19 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.3 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.73 | 26.03 | 27.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.85 | 27.88 | 29.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.94 | 29.67 | 30.3 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in South-East Asia (WHO region) was 30.3 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 South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.03 in 1990.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO region) rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO region) 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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