Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 by country
Estimated share of the population with hypertension, based on population representative surveys and statistical modeling. Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
56.4
Paraguay
Lowest
20.7
Peru
Median
38.1
Years covered
30
1990–2019
Data points
5,820
What the numbers show
Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 56.4 in Paraguay; the lowest is 20.7 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.1, and the mean is 37.67.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 25.5%), and the largest decrease in Iran (down 20.4%).
Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 56.4 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 50.4 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 49.2 | 2019 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 49.2 | 2019 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 49.1 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 48.4 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 48.4 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 8 | Hungary | 48.3 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Moldova | 48.3 | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 10 | Iraq | 48.1 | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 48 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 12 | Dominica | 47.7 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 47.5 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 47.3 | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 46.8 | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 16 | Grenada | 46.6 | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Brunei | 46.4 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 46.3 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 46.1 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 45.7 | 2019 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 21 | Oman | 45.6 | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 45.3 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 45.2 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.1 | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 45.1 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Montenegro | 45.1 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.1 | 2019 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 45 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | Bahamas | 44.5 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 44.5 | 2019 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Russia | 44.3 | 2019 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 31 | Seychelles | 44.3 | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.2 | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 33 | Palau | 44.2 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Botswana | 44.1 | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 44.1 | 2019 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 44.1 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 43.9 | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 39 | Namibia | 43.8 | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 43.4 | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 41 | Tonga | 43.3 | 2019 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 42 | Pakistan | 43.2 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 43.1 | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 44 | Haiti | 42.9 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Suriname | 42.9 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 42.8 | 2019 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 47 | Libya | 42.7 | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 47 | Slovakia | 42.7 | 2019 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 49 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.6 | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 42.6 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 49 | Cook Islands | 42.6 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Eswatini | 42.5 | 2019 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.4 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Uruguay | 42.4 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 55 | Kiribati | 42.3 | 2019 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 42.3 | 2019 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 41.9 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Albania | 41.8 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Barbados | 41.8 | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 58 | Nauru | 41.8 | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 41.6 | 2019 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 41.5 | 2019 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 41.4 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 64 | Central African Republic | 41.3 | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 65 | Syria | 41.1 | 2019 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 41 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 40.9 | 2019 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.9 | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 67 | Qatar | 40.9 | 2019 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 70 | Malaysia | 40.8 | 2019 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Sudan | 40.8 | 2019 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 40.8 | 2019 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 73 | Kuwait | 40.5 | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 73 | Senegal | 40.5 | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 75 | Indonesia | 40.3 | 2019 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 40.2 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 76 | Estonia | 40.2 | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 78 | Lesotho | 40.1 | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 40 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 80 | Cuba | 39.9 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 81 | Congo | 39.8 | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 39.8 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 39.5 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 83 | Niue | 39.5 | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 85 | Liberia | 39.4 | 2019 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 85 | Venezuela | 39.4 | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.3 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 88 | Palestine | 39.1 | 2019 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 39 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 38.7 | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 90 | Bahrain | 38.7 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 92 | Fiji | 38.6 | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 38.6 | 2019 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 94 | Samoa | 38.3 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 95 | Egypt | 38.2 | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.1 | 2019 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 38.1 | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 98 | Belize | 38 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 38 | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 100 | Mauritania | 37.9 | 2019 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 100 | Chad | 37.9 | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 37.8 | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 102 | Myanmar | 37.8 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 104 | Jordan | 37.7 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 105 | Gambia | 37.6 | 2019 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 106 | Gabon | 37.4 | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.3 | 2019 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 108 | Madagascar | 36.9 | 2019 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 109 | Cameroon | 36.8 | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 110 | Algeria | 36.2 | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 111 | Chile | 36.1 | 2019 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 111 | Nigeria | 36.1 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 111 | Nepal | 36.1 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 111 | Panama | 36.1 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 36.1 | 2019 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 116 | Togo | 36 | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 117 | Denmark | 35.9 | 2019 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 117 | Finland | 35.9 | 2019 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 35.8 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 35.6 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 121 | Morocco | 35.3 | 2019 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 121 | East Timor | 35.3 | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 123 | Tunisia | 34.7 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 124 | Mali | 34.6 | 2019 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.3 | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 126 | Burundi | 34.2 | 2019 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 126 | Djibouti | 34.2 | 2019 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 126 | South Sudan | 34.2 | 2019 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 129 | Maldives | 34.1 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 34 | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 131 | Ghana | 33.9 | 2019 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 131 | Honduras | 33.9 | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 133 | Austria | 33.8 | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 133 | Italy | 33.8 | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 133 | Philippines | 33.8 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 136 | Comoros | 33.2 | 2019 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 136 | Kenya | 33.2 | 2019 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 136 | Tanzania | 33.2 | 2019 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 139 | Mauritius | 33.1 | 2019 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 140 | Micronesia (country) | 32.9 | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 141 | Turkey | 32.8 | 2019 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 142 | El Salvador | 32.7 | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 143 | Uganda | 32.5 | 2019 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 144 | Portugal | 32.3 | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 144 | Zambia | 32.3 | 2019 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 147 | Guatemala | 32.2 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 148 | Mexico | 32.1 | 2019 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 31.9 | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 150 | United States | 31.6 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 151 | Singapore | 31.5 | 2019 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 152 | Japan | 31.4 | 2019 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 153 | Greece | 31.3 | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 154 | Benin | 31.2 | 2019 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 155 | India | 31.1 | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 156 | Andorra | 31 | 2019 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 156 | Colombia | 31 | 2019 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 158 | New Zealand | 30.9 | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 159 | Cyprus | 30.8 | 2019 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 30.5 | 2019 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 160 | Netherlands | 30.5 | 2019 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 160 | Norway | 30.5 | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 164 | Sweden | 30.2 | 2019 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 165 | Belgium | 30 | 2019 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 166 | Rwanda | 29.8 | 2019 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 29.8 | 2019 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 168 | Germany | 29.7 | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 168 | Vietnam | 29.7 | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 170 | Malawi | 29.5 | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 172 | Australia | 29.3 | 2019 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 172 | Yemen | 29.3 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 174 | Thailand | 29.2 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 175 | France | 29.1 | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 175 | Israel | 29.1 | 2019 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 177 | Bangladesh | 28.8 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 178 | Laos | 28.5 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 179 | Bolivia | 28.3 | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea | 27.8 | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 181 | Iceland | 27.5 | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 27.4 | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 183 | China | 27.3 | 2019 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 184 | Ecuador | 27.2 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 184 | Spain | 27.2 | 2019 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 186 | South Korea | 26.7 | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 187 | North Korea | 26.5 | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 188 | United Kingdom | 26.4 | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 189 | Iran | 26.2 | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 190 | Cambodia | 25.7 | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 191 | Eritrea | 23.7 | 2019 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 192 | Canada | 22.1 | 2019 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 193 | Switzerland | 21.9 | 2019 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 194 | Peru | 20.7 | 2019 | up 4.5% | flat |
About this data
Estimated share of the population with hypertension, based on population representative surveys and statistical modeling. Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.