Hypertension in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, 40.2% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Afghanistan, 2019
40.2%
Change from 2018
+0.3percentage points
Position in 2019
75th of 192
Hypertension in Afghanistan over time
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Afghanistan
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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 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 40.2% |
| 2018 | 39.9% |
| 2017 | 39.7% |
| 2016 | 39.5% |
| 2015 | 39.2% |
| 2014 | 39.0% |
| 2013 | 38.8% |
| 2012 | 38.6% |
| 2011 | 38.4% |
| 2010 | 38.2% |
| 2009 | 38.0% |
| 2008 | 37.8% |
| 2007 | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 37.4% |
| 2005 | 37.2% |
| 2004 | 37.1% |
| 2003 | 36.9% |
| 2002 | 36.7% |
| 2001 | 36.5% |
| 2000 | 36.4% |
| 1999 | 36.2% |
| 1998 | 36.1% |
| 1997 | 35.9% |
| 1996 | 35.8% |
| 1995 | 35.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 39.9% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 38.0%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Afghanistan has the 75th highest value.
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