Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in WPR
WPR: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 31.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in WPR, 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 WPR is 31.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in WPR peaked at 31.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.37, 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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.37 | — |
| 1991 | 23.76 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 24.16 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 24.57 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.92 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 25.22 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 25.44 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 25.66 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.89 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.16 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 26.46 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 26.78 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 27.14 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 27.54 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 27.99 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.48 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.94 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 29.41 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.85 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 30.24 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 30.54 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.73 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.86 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 30.95 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 31.02 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.09 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.11 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.13 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.15 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.91 | 23.37 | 26.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.28 | 26.46 | 30.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.98 | 30.54 | 31.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in WPR?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in WPR was 31.2 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.37 in 1990.
- How does WPR rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- WPR ranks 14th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WPR 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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