Hypertension in Cuba

In Cuba, 39.9% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest 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
Cuba, 2019 39.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.1percentage points 2018: 39.8%
Position in 2019 79th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Cuba 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 Cuba
2019 39.9%
2018 39.8%
2017 39.7%
2016 39.6%
2015 39.5%
2014 39.4%
2013 39.3%
2012 39.1%
2011 39.0%
2010 38.8%
2009 38.6%
2008 38.4%
2007 38.1%
2006 37.8%
2005 37.5%
2004 37.2%
2003 37.0%
2002 36.7%
2001 36.5%
2000 36.2%
1999 36.0%
1998 35.9%
1997 35.7%
1996 35.6%
1995 35.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 39.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 38.6%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Cuba has the 79th 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 Cuba
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