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

Latest (2019)
31.6
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.6
in 2019
All-time low
25.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 25.41991: 25.51992: 25.61993: 25.61994: 25.61995: 25.61996: 25.71997: 25.81998: 25.91999: 26.12000: 26.12001: 26.22002: 26.32003: 26.32004: 26.32005: 26.32006: 26.22007: 26.22008: 26.32009: 26.52010: 26.82011: 27.42012: 27.92013: 28.32014: 28.72015: 292016: 29.72017: 30.52018: 31.12019: 31.6

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in United Arab Emirates, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 145 Israel 31.9 compare
  2. 146 Cameroon 31.8 compare
  3. 147 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.7 compare
  4. 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.5 compare
  5. 150 Mexico 31.4 compare
  6. 151 Djibouti 31.3 compare
  7. 151 Colombia 31.3 compare

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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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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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