Hypertension in Cabo Verde

In Cabo Verde, 44.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 1997.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Cabo Verde, 2019 44.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.3percentage points 2018: 44.4%
Position in 2019 36th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Cabo Verde over time

View

Showing: Total

Places
1 selected
Cabo Verde

% 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 Cabo Verde
2019 44.1%
2018 44.4%
2017 44.7%
2016 45.1%
2015 45.4%
2014 45.7%
2013 46.0%
2012 46.3%
2011 46.6%
2010 46.8%
2009 46.9%
2008 46.9%
2007 46.8%
2006 46.7%
2005 46.4%
2004 46.2%
2003 45.9%
2002 45.5%
2001 45.2%
2000 44.9%
1999 44.6%
1998 44.3%
1997 44.0%
1996 43.7%
1995 43.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 44.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 46.9%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Cabo Verde has the 36th 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 Cabo Verde
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