Hypertension in Cyprus

In Cyprus, 30.8% 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
Cyprus, 2019 30.8% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.3percentage points 2018: 31.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 157th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Cyprus 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 Cyprus
2019 30.8%
2018 31.1%
2017 31.4%
2016 31.7%
2015 32.1%
2014 32.4%
2013 32.8%
2012 33.2%
2011 33.6%
2010 33.9%
2009 34.3%
2008 34.7%
2007 35.0%
2006 35.3%
2005 35.6%
2004 35.8%
2003 36.0%
2002 36.1%
2001 36.3%
2000 36.4%
1999 36.6%
1998 36.8%
1997 37.0%
1996 37.2%
1995 37.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 31.1% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 34.3%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Cyprus has the 157th 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 Cyprus
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