Prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei
Brunei: Prevalence of hypertension, male was 47.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei is 47.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei peaked at 47.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1990.
That places Brunei 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.6% | — |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 47.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 47.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.0%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 41.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei?
- Prevalence of hypertension, male in Brunei was 47.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Brunei ranks 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, male rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, male, is the percentage of male 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.