Hypertension in Ecuador

In Ecuador, 27.2% 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
Ecuador, 2019 27.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.3percentage points 2018: 26.9%
Position in 2019 182nd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Ecuador 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 Ecuador
2019 27.2%
2018 26.9%
2017 26.7%
2016 26.5%
2015 26.3%
2014 26.1%
2013 26.0%
2012 25.8%
2011 25.7%
2010 25.5%
2009 25.3%
2008 25.2%
2007 25.0%
2006 24.8%
2005 24.6%
2004 24.4%
2003 24.3%
2002 24.1%
2001 24.0%
2000 23.9%
1999 23.8%
1998 23.7%
1997 23.7%
1996 23.6%
1995 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 26.9% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 25.3%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Ecuador has the 182nd 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 Ecuador
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