Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Zambia

Zambia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 27.1 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27.1
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
178th
of 193 countries
All-time high
32.1
in 2005
All-time low
27.1
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Zambia, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 30.41991: 30.51992: 30.51993: 30.61994: 30.71995: 30.81996: 30.91997: 31.11998: 31.21999: 31.42000: 31.52001: 31.72002: 31.82003: 322004: 322005: 32.12006: 32.12007: 322008: 31.92009: 31.62010: 31.32011: 30.92012: 30.52013: 302014: 29.52015: 292016: 28.52017: 282018: 27.52019: 27.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 27.1 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Zambia peaked at 32.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.1, in 2019.

Zambia ranks 178th 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Zambia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 30.4
1991 30.5 +0.3%
1992 30.5 +0.0%
1993 30.6 +0.3%
1994 30.7 +0.3%
1995 30.8 +0.3%
1996 30.9 +0.3%
1997 31.1 +0.6%
1998 31.2 +0.3%
1999 31.4 +0.6%
2000 31.5 +0.3%
2001 31.7 +0.6%
2002 31.8 +0.3%
2003 32 +0.6%
2004 32 +0.0%
2005 32.1 +0.3%
2006 32.1 +0.0%
2007 32 -0.3%
2008 31.9 -0.3%
2009 31.6 -0.9%
2010 31.3 -0.9%
2011 30.9 -1.3%
2012 30.5 -1.3%
2013 30 -1.6%
2014 29.5 -1.7%
2015 29 -1.7%
2016 28.5 -1.7%
2017 28 -1.8%
2018 27.5 -1.8%
2019 27.1 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.81 30.4 31.4 10
2000s 31.87 31.5 32.1 10
2010s 29.23 27.1 31.3 10

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 175 Canada 27.6 compare
  2. 175 Switzerland 27.6 compare
  3. 177 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.5 compare
  4. 178 Bangladesh 27.1 compare
  5. 180 Burkina Faso 26.8 compare
  6. 181 Solomon Islands 26.5 compare
  7. 181 Ecuador 26.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Zambia?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Zambia was 27.1 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 32.1 in 2005.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.1 in 2019.
How does Zambia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Zambia ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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