Hypertension in Tuvalu
In Tuvalu, 50.4% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Tuvalu, 2019
50.4%
Change from 2018
+0.5percentage points
Position in 2019
2nd of 192
Hypertension in Tuvalu 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 | Tuvalu |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 50.4% |
| 2018 | 49.9% |
| 2017 | 49.3% |
| 2016 | 48.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 47.5% |
| 2013 | 46.9% |
| 2012 | 46.2% |
| 2011 | 45.6% |
| 2010 | 44.9% |
| 2009 | 44.1% |
| 2008 | 43.4% |
| 2007 | 42.7% |
| 2006 | 42.1% |
| 2005 | 41.5% |
| 2004 | 41.0% |
| 2003 | 40.5% |
| 2002 | 40.1% |
| 2001 | 39.7% |
| 2000 | 39.5% |
| 1999 | 39.3% |
| 1998 | 39.2% |
| 1997 | 39.2% |
| 1996 | 39.2% |
| 1995 | 39.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 49.9% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 44.1%, the figure has changed by +6.3 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Tuvalu has the 2nd highest value.
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