Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Tonga
Tonga: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 43 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 43, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Tonga peaked at 43 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.9, in 1999.
That places Tonga 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.1 | — |
| 1991 | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 33.4 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 33 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.8 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.5 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 32 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.9 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.8 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.4 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 33.9 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34.5 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 35 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.9 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.7 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 37.6 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.5 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 39.5 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 40.3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.2 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 42.1 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 43 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.89 | 31.9 | 34.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.69 | 31.9 | 34.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.98 | 35 | 43 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 43.8 compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 43.8 compare
- 44 Denmark 43.1 compare
- 45 Iraq 43 compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 43 compare
- 48 Italy 42.4 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.3591 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Tonga?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Tonga was 43 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9 in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Tonga ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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