Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uruguay
Uruguay: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 46.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uruguay, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uruguay stood at 46.6. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uruguay peaked at 46.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 32nd 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41 | — |
| 1991 | 41.1 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 41.3 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.5 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.7 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.9 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 42.1 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.4 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.7 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 43 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.3 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 43.5 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.8 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.1 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.3 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.3 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.6 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.8 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.9 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.1 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.2 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.3 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.4 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.6 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.87 | 41 | 43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.39 | 43.3 | 45.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.04 | 45.5 | 46.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uruguay?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Uruguay was 46.6 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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