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Prevalence of hypertension in adults aged 30-79

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•194 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
37.6value
Median: 38.1value
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Paraguay
56.4value
Lowest
Peru
20.7value
Top 5 Countries
1Paraguay56.4value
2Tuvalu50.4value
3Belarus49.2value
4Poland49.2value
5Dominican Republic49.1value
By Region
Other39.0value(115 countries)
Europe36.6value(32 countries)
Africa35.9value(9 countries)
South America35.7value(7 countries)
Asia35.1value(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (20.7value)High (56.4value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.6value)

Other (115)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Paraguay56.4value
2Tuvalu50.4value
3Belarus49.2value
4Poland49.2value
5Dominican Republic49.1value
6Croatia48.4value
7Romania48.4value
8Hungary48.3value
9Moldova, Republic of48.3value
10Iraq48.1value
11Lithuania48.0value
12Dominica47.7value
13Argentina47.5value
14Armenia47.3value
15Tajikistan46.8value
16Grenada46.6value
17Brunei Darussalam46.4value
18Jamaica46.3value
19Serbia46.1value
20Uzbekistan45.7value
21Oman45.6value
22Slovenia45.3value
23Bulgaria45.2value
24Montenegro45.1value
25Saint Kitts and Nevis45.1value
26Sao Tome and Principe45.1value
27The Republic of North Macedonia45.1value
28Brazil45.0value
29Georgia44.5value
30Bahamas44.5value
31Russian Federation44.3value
32Seychelles44.3value
33Palau44.2value
34Bosnia and Herzegovina44.2value
35Cape Verde44.1value
36South Africa44.1value
37Botswana44.1value
38Latvia43.9value
39Namibia43.8value
40Bhutan43.4value
41Tonga43.3value
42Pakistan43.2value
43Ukraine43.1value
44Haiti42.9value
45Suriname42.9value
46Mongolia42.8value
47Libya42.7value
48Slovakia42.7value
49Cook Islands42.6value
50Puerto Rico42.6value
51Antigua and Barbuda42.6value
52Eswatini42.5value
53Trinidad and Tobago42.4value
54Uruguay42.4value
55Kiribati42.3value
56Zimbabwe42.3value
57Kazakhstan41.9value
58Nauru41.8value
59Albania41.8value
60Barbados41.8value
61Czech Republic41.6value
62Niger41.5value
63United Arab Emirates41.4value
64Central African Republic41.3value
65Syrian Arab Republic41.1value
66Azerbaijan41.0value
67Guinea40.9value
68Kyrgyzstan40.9value
69Qatar40.9value
70Malaysia40.8value
71Sierra Leone40.8value
72Sudan40.8value
73Kuwait40.5value
74Senegal40.5value
75Indonesia40.3value
76Estonia40.2value
77Afghanistan40.2value
78Lesotho40.1value
79Guyana40.0value
80Cuba39.9value
81Republic of the Congo39.8value
82Saint Lucia39.8value
83Vanuatu39.5value
84Niue39.5value
85Liberia39.4value
86Venezuela39.4value
87Saint Vincent and the Grenadines39.3value
88State of Palestine39.1value
89Turkmenistan39.0value
90Angola38.7value
91Bahrain38.7value
92Fiji38.6value
93Mozambique38.6value
94Samoa38.3value
95Egypt38.2value
96Equatorial Guinea38.1value
97Lebanon38.1value
98Guinea-Bissau38.0value
99Belize38.0value
100Chad37.9value
101Mauritania37.9value
102Myanmar37.8value
103Costa Rica37.8value
104Jordan37.7value
105Republic of The Gambia37.6value
106Gabon37.4value
107Cote d'Ivoire37.3value
108Madagascar36.9value
109Cameroon36.8value
110Algeria36.2value
111Chile36.1value
112Nepal36.1value
113Nigeria36.1value
114Panama36.1value
115Somalia36.1value
116Togo36.0value
117Denmark35.9value
118Finland35.9value
119Nicaragua35.8value
120Sri Lanka35.6value
121Morocco35.3value
122Timor-Leste35.3value
123Tunisia34.7value
124Mali34.6value
125Democratic Republic of the Congo34.3value
126Burundi34.2value
127Djibouti34.2value
128South Sudan34.2value
129Maldives34.1value
130Saudi Arabia34.0value
131Ghana33.9value
132Honduras33.9value
133Italy33.8value
134Philippines33.8value
135Austria33.8value
136Comoros33.2value
137Kenya33.2value
138United Republic of Tanzania33.2value
139Mauritius33.1value
140Micronesia, Federated States of32.9value
141Türkiye32.8value
142El Salvador32.7value
143Uganda32.5value
144Ireland32.3value
145Portugal32.3value
146Zambia32.3value
147Guatemala32.2value
148Mexico32.1value
149Marshall Islands31.9value
150United States of America31.6value
151Singapore31.5value
152Japan31.4value
153Greece31.3value
154Benin31.2value
155India31.1value
156Colombia31.0value
157Andorra31.0value
158New Zealand30.9value
159Cyprus30.8value
160Luxembourg30.5value
161Netherlands30.5value
162Norway30.5value
163Burkina Faso30.5value
164Sweden30.2value
165Belgium30.0value
166Rwanda29.8value
167Solomon Islands29.8value
168Germany29.7value
169Vietnam29.7value
170Malawi29.5value
171Malta29.5value
172Yemen29.3value
173Australia29.3value
174Thailand29.2value
175France29.1value
176Israel29.1value
177Bangladesh28.8value
178Lao People's Democratic Republic28.5value
179Bolivia28.3value
180Papua New Guinea27.8value
181Iceland27.5value
182Ethiopia27.4value
183People's Republic of China27.3value
184Ecuador27.2value
185Spain27.2value
186South Korea26.7value
187North Korea26.5value
188United Kingdom26.4value
189Islamic Republic of Iran26.2value
190Cambodia25.7value
191Eritrea23.7value
192Canada22.1value
193Switzerland21.9value
194Peru20.7value
Showing 194 of 194 countries

Topics

#social#value#prevalence#hypertension#adults#aged

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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