Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 36.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Vanuatu, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Vanuatu stood at 36.3. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Vanuatu peaked at 36.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.2 | — |
| 1991 | 30.1 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.3 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 30.7 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 31 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.3 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.7 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.1 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 32.6 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 33 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33.5 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 34 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 34.4 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.7 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 35 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.4 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.6 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.1 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 36.3 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.09 | 30 | 30.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.04 | 30.5 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.44 | 34.4 | 36.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 100 Syrian Arab Republic 36.6 compare
- 101 Belgium 36.4 compare
- 101 Senegal 36.4 compare
- 103 Norway 36.3 compare
- 105 New Zealand 36 compare
- 106 Panama 35.9 compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 35.9 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0209 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Vanuatu?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Vanuatu was 36.3 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Vanuatu ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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