Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda
Uganda: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 29 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda stood at 29. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda peaked at 31.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2019.
That places Uganda 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.1 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.3 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.8 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.9 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.7 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.5 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.7 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.5 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.2 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.07 | 30 | 30.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.91 | 30.3 | 31.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.08 | 29 | 31.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uganda was 29 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Uganda ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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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