Hypertension in Denmark

In Denmark, 35.9% 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
Denmark, 2019 35.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.6percentage points 2018: 36.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 115th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Denmark 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 Denmark
2019 35.9%
2018 36.5%
2017 37.1%
2016 37.7%
2015 38.3%
2014 38.9%
2013 39.5%
2012 40.0%
2011 40.5%
2010 40.9%
2009 41.2%
2008 41.5%
2007 41.6%
2006 41.7%
2005 41.8%
2004 41.7%
2003 41.6%
2002 41.4%
2001 41.2%
2000 41.0%
1999 40.7%
1998 40.4%
1997 40.1%
1996 39.8%
1995 39.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 36.5% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 41.2%, the figure has changed by −5.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Denmark has the 115th 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 Denmark
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