Hypertension in China
In China, 27.3% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2001.
China, 2019
27.3%
Change from 2018
−0.2percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2019
31.6%
Position in 2019
181st of 192
Hypertension in China 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 | China |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.3% |
| 2018 | 27.5% |
| 2017 | 27.8% |
| 2016 | 28.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% |
| 2013 | 28.9% |
| 2012 | 29.2% |
| 2011 | 29.4% |
| 2010 | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 29.6% |
| 2008 | 29.5% |
| 2007 | 29.3% |
| 2006 | 29.0% |
| 2005 | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 28.3% |
| 2003 | 27.9% |
| 2002 | 27.4% |
| 2001 | 27.0% |
| 2000 | 26.5% |
| 1999 | 26.1% |
| 1998 | 25.6% |
| 1997 | 25.1% |
| 1996 | 24.6% |
| 1995 | 24.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 27.5% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 29.6%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, China has the 181st highest value.
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