Hypertension in Argentina

In Argentina, 47.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Argentina, 2019 47.5% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.4percentage points 2018: 47.1%
Median of G20 countries, 2019 31.6% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2019 13th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Argentina 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.

Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) (% of adults aged 30 to 79), 1995 to 2019
Period Argentina
2019 47.5%
2018 47.1%
2017 46.7%
2016 46.3%
2015 45.9%
2014 45.5%
2013 45.2%
2012 44.9%
2011 44.5%
2010 44.2%
2009 43.8%
2008 43.4%
2007 42.9%
2006 42.5%
2005 42.1%
2004 41.6%
2003 41.2%
2002 40.8%
2001 40.4%
2000 40.0%
1999 39.7%
1998 39.3%
1997 39.0%
1996 38.7%
1995 38.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 47.1% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 43.8%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Argentina has the 13th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2019 for Argentina
Provider update
20 August 2021
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory