Prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Prevalence of hypertension, male was 22.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea stood at 22.5%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea peaked at 26.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2019.
That places Eritrea 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.3% | — |
| 1991 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 22.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.4%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 22.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.8%, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.5% | 24.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea?
- Prevalence of hypertension, male in Eritrea was 22.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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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.