Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 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 Sri Lanka, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sri Lanka is 37.9, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sri Lanka peaked at 37.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.7, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.8 | — |
| 1991 | 29.7 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.1 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 30.3 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.2 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 31.5 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 31.8 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.1 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32.4 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 32.7 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.8 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.2 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.6 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.1 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.2 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.8 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.3 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.9 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8 | 29.7 | 30.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.63 | 30.3 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5 | 33.4 | 37.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0393 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.1158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sri Lanka?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).