Hypertension in Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, 35.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2007.
Nicaragua, 2019
35.8%
Change from 2018
−0.1percentage points
Position in 2019
117th of 192
Hypertension in Nicaragua over time
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% of adults aged 30 to 79. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.8% |
| 2018 | 35.9% |
| 2017 | 35.9% |
| 2016 | 36.0% |
| 2015 | 36.1% |
| 2014 | 36.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2% |
| 2012 | 36.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3% |
| 2010 | 36.2% |
| 2009 | 36.1% |
| 2008 | 36.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% |
| 2006 | 35.6% |
| 2005 | 35.4% |
| 2004 | 35.2% |
| 2003 | 35.0% |
| 2002 | 34.8% |
| 2001 | 34.6% |
| 2000 | 34.4% |
| 1999 | 34.2% |
| 1998 | 33.9% |
| 1997 | 33.7% |
| 1996 | 33.5% |
| 1995 | 33.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 35.9% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 36.1%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Nicaragua has the 117th highest value.
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