Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in World
World: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 33.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
33.7
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 17 groups
All-time high
33.9
in 2010
All-time low
31.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in World, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in World stood at 33.7.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in World peaked at 33.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.2, in 1990.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.2 | — |
| 1991 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 31.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.5 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.1 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.4 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.6 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 33 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.53 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9 | 32.1 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.83 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 10 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 0.6217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in World?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in World was 33.7 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2 in 1990.
- How does World rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- World ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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