Prevalence of hypertension, male in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of hypertension, male was 34.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Pacific island small states, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 34.0% for prevalence of hypertension, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, male in Pacific island small states peaked at 34.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1998.
Pacific island small states ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.2% | — |
| 1991 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.3% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 29.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 31.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, male in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of hypertension, male in Pacific island small states was 34.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1998.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Pacific island small states ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, male rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.