Hypertension in Burundi

In Burundi, 34.2% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest 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
Burundi, 2019 34.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.4percentage points 2018: 34.6%
Position in 2019 124th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Burundi 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 Burundi
2019 34.2%
2018 34.6%
2017 34.9%
2016 35.3%
2015 35.6%
2014 35.9%
2013 36.3%
2012 36.5%
2011 36.8%
2010 37.0%
2009 37.1%
2008 37.2%
2007 37.1%
2006 37.0%
2005 36.9%
2004 36.7%
2003 36.5%
2002 36.2%
2001 36.0%
2000 35.8%
1999 35.7%
1998 35.5%
1997 35.4%
1996 35.3%
1995 35.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 34.6% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 37.1%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Burundi has the 124th 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 Burundi
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