Hypertension in Tonga
In Tonga, 43.3% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Tonga, 2019
43.3%
Change from 2018
+0.7percentage points
Position in 2019
41st of 192
Hypertension in Tonga 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 | Tonga |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 43.3% |
| 2018 | 42.6% |
| 2017 | 41.9% |
| 2016 | 41.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% |
| 2014 | 39.7% |
| 2013 | 39.0% |
| 2012 | 38.3% |
| 2011 | 37.7% |
| 2010 | 37.0% |
| 2009 | 36.3% |
| 2008 | 35.6% |
| 2007 | 35.0% |
| 2006 | 34.4% |
| 2005 | 33.9% |
| 2004 | 33.5% |
| 2003 | 33.2% |
| 2002 | 33.0% |
| 2001 | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 32.7% |
| 1999 | 32.7% |
| 1998 | 32.7% |
| 1997 | 32.8% |
| 1996 | 33.0% |
| 1995 | 33.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 42.6% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 36.3%, the figure has changed by +7.0 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Tonga has the 41st highest value.
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