Prevalence of hypertension, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of hypertension, male was 33.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 33.6%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, male in Upper middle income peaked at 34.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 1990.
That places Upper middle income 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.8% | — |
| 1991 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 26.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, male in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of hypertension, male in Upper middle income was 33.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.