Prevalence of hypertension in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of hypertension was 31.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of hypertension in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 31.5% for prevalence of hypertension in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 38.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2019.
That places Post-demographic dividend 35th out of 43 groups 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 in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.5% | — |
| 1991 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 36.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.5% | 33.9% | 10 |
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More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (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 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.0085 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension in Post-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of hypertension in Post-demographic dividend was 31.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2019.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of hypertension?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.