Hypertension in Bolivia

In Bolivia, 28.3% 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
Bolivia, 2019 28.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.1percentage points 2018: 28.2%
Position in 2019 177th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Bolivia 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 Bolivia
2019 28.3%
2018 28.2%
2017 28.0%
2016 27.9%
2015 27.8%
2014 27.7%
2013 27.6%
2012 27.6%
2011 27.5%
2010 27.4%
2009 27.3%
2008 27.2%
2007 27.0%
2006 26.9%
2005 26.8%
2004 26.6%
2003 26.5%
2002 26.4%
2001 26.2%
2000 26.1%
1999 26.0%
1998 25.9%
1997 25.8%
1996 25.7%
1995 25.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 28.2% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 27.3%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Bolivia has the 177th 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 Bolivia
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