Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 31.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 31.6, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates peaked at 31.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.4 | — |
| 1991 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.1 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.8 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.4 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 27.9 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 28.3 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 28.7 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 30.5 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.1 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.68 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.27 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1 | 26.8 | 31.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates was 31.6 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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