Hypertension in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, 28.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest since 1994.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Bangladesh, 2019 28.8% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 28.6%
Position in 2019 175th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh
2019 28.8%
2018 28.6%
2017 28.4%
2016 28.2%
2015 28.0%
2014 27.9%
2013 27.8%
2012 27.8%
2011 27.8%
2010 27.9%
2009 27.9%
2008 28.0%
2007 28.2%
2006 28.3%
2005 28.3%
2004 28.4%
2003 28.5%
2002 28.5%
2001 28.5%
2000 28.6%
1999 28.6%
1998 28.6%
1997 28.6%
1996 28.7%
1995 28.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 28.6% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 27.9%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Bangladesh has the 175th 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 Bangladesh
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