Hypertension in Brazil

In Brazil, 45.0% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2004.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Brazil, 2019 45.0% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 45.1%
Median of G20 countries, 2019 31.6% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2019 28th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Brazil 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 Brazil
2019 45.0%
2018 45.1%
2017 45.2%
2016 45.4%
2015 45.5%
2014 45.6%
2013 45.8%
2012 45.9%
2011 46.1%
2010 46.1%
2009 46.1%
2008 46.0%
2007 45.8%
2006 45.6%
2005 45.3%
2004 45.0%
2003 44.6%
2002 44.2%
2001 43.8%
2000 43.4%
1999 42.9%
1998 42.5%
1997 42.0%
1996 41.6%
1995 41.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 45.1% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 46.1%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Brazil has the 28th 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 Brazil
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