Hypertension in Bahrain

In Bahrain, 38.7% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 1997.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Bahrain, 2019 38.7% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 38.8%
Position in 2019 89th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Bahrain 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 Bahrain
2019 38.7%
2018 38.8%
2017 38.8%
2016 38.8%
2015 38.9%
2014 39.0%
2013 39.1%
2012 39.2%
2011 39.2%
2010 39.3%
2009 39.3%
2008 39.3%
2007 39.4%
2006 39.4%
2005 39.4%
2004 39.4%
2003 39.3%
2002 39.3%
2001 39.2%
2000 39.0%
1999 38.9%
1998 38.8%
1997 38.7%
1996 38.6%
1995 38.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 38.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 39.3%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Bahrain has the 89th 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 Bahrain
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