Hypertension in Senegal
In Senegal, 40.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2003.
Senegal, 2019
40.5%
Change from 2018
−0.1percentage points
Position in 2019
73rd of 192
Hypertension in Senegal 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 | Senegal |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 40.5% |
| 2018 | 40.6% |
| 2017 | 40.7% |
| 2016 | 40.9% |
| 2015 | 41.0% |
| 2014 | 41.1% |
| 2013 | 41.3% |
| 2012 | 41.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% |
| 2010 | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 41.6% |
| 2008 | 41.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4% |
| 2006 | 41.3% |
| 2005 | 41.1% |
| 2004 | 40.8% |
| 2003 | 40.5% |
| 2002 | 40.3% |
| 2001 | 40.0% |
| 2000 | 39.8% |
| 1999 | 39.5% |
| 1998 | 39.3% |
| 1997 | 39.2% |
| 1996 | 39.0% |
| 1995 | 38.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.6% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 41.6%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Senegal has the 73rd highest value.
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