Hypertension in Belize

In Belize, 38.0% 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
Belize, 2019 38.0% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.3percentage points 2018: 37.7%
Position in 2019 96th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Belize 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 Belize
2019 38.0%
2018 37.7%
2017 37.5%
2016 37.2%
2015 37.0%
2014 36.8%
2013 36.6%
2012 36.3%
2011 36.1%
2010 35.8%
2009 35.5%
2008 35.2%
2007 34.8%
2006 34.5%
2005 34.2%
2004 33.9%
2003 33.6%
2002 33.3%
2001 33.1%
2000 32.9%
1999 32.8%
1998 32.7%
1997 32.6%
1996 32.5%
1995 32.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 37.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 35.5%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Belize has the 96th 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 Belize
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