Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden

Sweden: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 37.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
37.5
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
86th
of 193 countries
All-time high
44.4
in 1990
All-time low
37.5
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 44.41991: 44.41992: 44.31993: 44.31994: 44.21995: 44.11996: 44.11997: 441998: 43.91999: 43.92000: 43.92001: 43.82002: 43.82003: 43.72004: 43.62005: 43.52006: 43.32007: 43.22008: 432009: 42.72010: 42.42011: 422012: 41.52013: 412014: 40.42015: 39.82016: 39.22017: 38.72018: 38.12019: 37.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden is 37.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden peaked at 44.4 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 2019.

Sweden ranks 86th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 44.4
1991 44.4 +0.0%
1992 44.3 -0.2%
1993 44.3 +0.0%
1994 44.2 -0.2%
1995 44.1 -0.2%
1996 44.1 +0.0%
1997 44 -0.2%
1998 43.9 -0.2%
1999 43.9 +0.0%
2000 43.9 +0.0%
2001 43.8 -0.2%
2002 43.8 +0.0%
2003 43.7 -0.2%
2004 43.6 -0.2%
2005 43.5 -0.2%
2006 43.3 -0.5%
2007 43.2 -0.2%
2008 43 -0.5%
2009 42.7 -0.7%
2010 42.4 -0.7%
2011 42 -0.9%
2012 41.5 -1.2%
2013 41 -1.2%
2014 40.4 -1.5%
2015 39.8 -1.5%
2016 39.2 -1.5%
2017 38.7 -1.3%
2018 38.1 -1.6%
2019 37.5 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.16 43.9 44.4 10
2000s 43.45 42.7 43.9 10
2010s 40.06 37.5 42.4 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Sweden was 37.5 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 44.4 in 1990.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 2019.
How does Sweden rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Sweden ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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