Hypertension in Colombia

In Colombia, 31.0% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2000.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Colombia, 2019 31.0% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 31.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 31.5% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2019 155th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Colombia 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 Colombia
2019 31.0%
2018 31.1%
2017 31.2%
2016 31.3%
2015 31.5%
2014 31.6%
2013 31.8%
2012 31.9%
2011 32.0%
2010 32.0%
2009 32.0%
2008 32.0%
2007 31.9%
2006 31.8%
2005 31.7%
2004 31.6%
2003 31.4%
2002 31.3%
2001 31.1%
2000 31.0%
1999 30.8%
1998 30.6%
1997 30.4%
1996 30.2%
1995 30.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 31.1% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 32.0%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Colombia has the 155th 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 Colombia
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