Hypertension in Austria
In Austria, 33.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Austria, 2019
33.8%
Change from 2018
−0.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019
33.8%
Position in 2019
131st of 192
Hypertension in Austria 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.
| Period | Austria |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.8% |
| 2018 | 34.4% |
| 2017 | 35.0% |
| 2016 | 35.5% |
| 2015 | 36.1% |
| 2014 | 36.8% |
| 2013 | 37.4% |
| 2012 | 38.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% |
| 2010 | 39.1% |
| 2009 | 39.6% |
| 2008 | 40.0% |
| 2007 | 40.4% |
| 2006 | 40.7% |
| 2005 | 41.1% |
| 2004 | 41.4% |
| 2003 | 41.6% |
| 2002 | 41.8% |
| 2001 | 42.0% |
| 2000 | 42.2% |
| 1999 | 42.4% |
| 1998 | 42.6% |
| 1997 | 42.8% |
| 1996 | 43.0% |
| 1995 | 43.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 34.4% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 39.6%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Austria has the 131st highest value.
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