Hypertension in Canada
In Canada, 22.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Canada, 2019
22.1%
Change from 2018
−0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
31.5%
Position in 2019
190th of 192
Hypertension in Canada 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.
| Period | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.1% |
| 2018 | 22.4% |
| 2017 | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 22.9% |
| 2015 | 23.1% |
| 2014 | 23.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7% |
| 2012 | 24.0% |
| 2011 | 24.3% |
| 2010 | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 24.9% |
| 2008 | 25.2% |
| 2007 | 25.6% |
| 2006 | 25.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% |
| 2004 | 26.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% |
| 2002 | 27.4% |
| 2001 | 27.8% |
| 2000 | 28.2% |
| 1999 | 28.7% |
| 1998 | 29.2% |
| 1997 | 29.7% |
| 1996 | 30.2% |
| 1995 | 30.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 22.4% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 24.9%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Canada has the 190th highest value.
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