Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Yemen
Yemen: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 25 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.6
in 1990
All-time low
25
in 2017
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Yemen, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 25 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Yemen peaked at 27.6 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.6 | — |
| 1991 | 27.4 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.3 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.2 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.1 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 27 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.9 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.8 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.6 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.2 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.8 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.7 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.4 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.3 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.2 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.18 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.22 | 25.6 | 26.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.21 | 25 | 25.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 185 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.9 compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 25.3 compare
- 187 Ethiopia 25.2 compare
- 189 Malawi 24.5 compare
- 190 Cambodia 23.4 compare
- 191 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.1 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0671 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Yemen?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Yemen was 25 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 in 1990.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Yemen ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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