Hypertension in Chile

In Chile, 36.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Chile, 2019 36.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.3percentage points 2018: 36.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 31.5% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2019 109th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Chile 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 Chile
2019 36.1%
2018 36.4%
2017 36.8%
2016 37.1%
2015 37.5%
2014 37.9%
2013 38.3%
2012 38.7%
2011 39.1%
2010 39.3%
2009 39.6%
2008 39.7%
2007 39.8%
2006 39.9%
2005 39.9%
2004 39.8%
2003 39.7%
2002 39.6%
2001 39.4%
2000 39.2%
1999 38.9%
1998 38.7%
1997 38.4%
1996 38.2%
1995 37.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 36.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 39.6%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Chile has the 109th 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 Chile
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