TABLE 4.
Absolute number of hypertensive individuals in Nigeria (age ≥ 20 years), during 1995 and 2020
| Age (years) | Both sexes | Men | Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2020 | 1995 | 2020 | 1995 | 2020 | |||||||
| Prevalence % (SE) | Cases (000) | Prevalence % (SE) | Cases (000) | Prevalence % (SE) | Cases (000) | Prevalence % (SE) | Cases (000) | Prevalence % (SE) | Cases (000) | Prevalence % (SE) | Cases (000) | |
| 20‐24 | 1.0 (0.09) | 95.6 | 23.5 (0.34) | 3752.2 | 1.3 (0.16) | 66.1 | 29.6 (0.51) | 2409.6 | 0.6 (0.11) | 29.4 | 17.1 (0.43) | 1342.6 |
| 25‐29 | 1.8 (0.15) | 139.0 | 26.2 (0.37) | 3686.8 | 2.6 (0.25) | 102.1 | 30.9 (0.55) | 2207.9 | 1.0 (0.16) | 36.9 | 21.4 (0.49) | 1479.0 |
| 30‐34 | 4.5 (0.26) | 299.0 | 29.0 (0.41) | 3509.6 | 7.8 (0.47) | 258.8 | 32.2 (0.60) | 1981.5 | 1.2 (0.19) | 40.2 | 25.7 (0.57) | 1528.1 |
| 35‐39 | 7.3 (0.35) | 404.0 | 31.8 (0.47) | 3170.5 | 12.9 (0.64) | 355.7 | 33.5 (0.66) | 1704.6 | 1.7 (0.25) | 48.2 | 30.0 (0.66) | 1465.8 |
| 40‐44 | 10.1 (0.44) | 463.9 | 34.5 (0.54) | 2681.4 | 15.8 (0.76) | 359.1 | 34.7 (0.75) | 1383.7 | 4.5 (0.43) | 104.9 | 34.3 (0.77) | 1297.7 |
| 45‐49 | 12.8 (0.54) | 499.3 | 37.3 (0.62) | 2240.1 | 18.6 (0.88) | 361.6 | 36.0 (0.89) | 1094.6 | 7.1 (0.58) | 137.7 | 38.6 (0.89) | 1145.5 |
| 50‐54 | 15.6 (0.63) | 519.0 | 40.0 (0.69) | 1999.6 | 21.5 (1.01) | 354.7 | 37.1 (1.01) | 914.3 | 9.8 (0.73) | 164.2 | 42.9 (0.98) | 1085.2 |
| 55‐59 | 18.3 (0.75) | 493.6 | 42.8 (0.77) | 1774.6 | 24.3 (1.18) | 319.5 | 38.1 (1.18) | 760.2 | 12.6 (0.89) | 174.0 | 47.2 (1.07) | 1014.4 |
| 60‐64 | 21.1 (0.89) | 441.2 | 45.6 (0.86) | 1515.3 | 27.2 (1.40) | 273.4 | 38.9 (1.40) | 611.8 | 15.5 (1.09) | 167.8 | 51.5 (1.19) | 903.5 |
| 65‐69 | 23.9 (1.08) | 368.5 | 48.3 (0.99) | 1234.3 | 30.0 (1.69) | 219.8 | 40.1 (1.69) | 486.2 | 18.3 (1.36) | 148.8 | 55.8 (1.36) | 748.1 |
| 70‐74 | 26.6 (1.37) | 274.7 | 51.1 (1.17) | 930.5 | 32.9 (2.15) | 157.4 | 41.0 (2.14) | 351.2 | 21.2 (1.74) | 117.3 | 60.1 (1.58) | 579.3 |
| 75‐79 | 29.4 (1.89) | 170.9 | 53.8 (1.52) | 580.2 | 35.7 (2.97) | 93.2 | 41.4 (2.97) | 203.9 | 24.2 (2.39) | 77.7 | 64.4 (1.98) | 376.4 |
| 80+ | 32.4 (2.49) | 114.5 | 56.9 (1.84) | 410.5 | 38.9 (4.04) | 56.6 | 40.7 (4.04) | 126.4 | 27.9 (3.11) | 58.0 | 69.1 (2.3) | 284.1 |
| All (20+) | 8.6 | 4283.2 | 32.5 | 27 485.6 | 12.0 | 2978.1 | 33.5 | 14 235.8 | 5.2 | 1305.1 | 31.5 | 13 249.8 |
| Lower CI | 6.5 | 3224.6 | 29.8 | 25 154.2 | 9.3 | 2295.9 | 29.3 | 12 449.5 | 2.5 | 638.8 | 27.0 | 11 369.8 |
| Upper CI | 10.7 | 5341.8 | 35.3 | 29 816.9 | 14.8 | 3660.4 | 37.7 | 16 022.0 | 7.9 | 1971.3 | 35.9 | 15 129.8 |
Abbreviations: CI, 95% confidence interval; SE, standard error.