Prevalence of hypertension, female in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of hypertension, female was 46.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Tonga, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 46.8% for prevalence of hypertension, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, female in Tonga peaked at 46.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1998.
Tonga ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.3% | — |
| 1991 | 33.9% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 46.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 46.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 31.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 31.9% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 37.6% | 46.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, female in Tonga?
- Prevalence of hypertension, female in Tonga was 46.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Tonga ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, female rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, female, is the percentage of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.