Prevalence of hypertension in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of hypertension was 27.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 27.8% for prevalence of hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension in Papua New Guinea peaked at 27.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.9% | — |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 27.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 27.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.3%, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 21.8% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension in Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of hypertension in Papua New Guinea was 27.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of hypertension?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of 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.