Hypertension in Egypt

In Egypt, 38.2% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Egypt, 2019 38.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 38.2%
Position in 2019 93rd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Egypt 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 Egypt
2019 38.2%
2018 38.2%
2017 38.2%
2016 38.1%
2015 38.1%
2014 38.1%
2013 38.1%
2012 38.1%
2011 38.0%
2010 37.9%
2009 37.9%
2008 37.8%
2007 37.9%
2006 37.9%
2005 37.9%
2004 37.9%
2003 37.9%
2002 37.8%
2001 37.6%
2000 37.5%
1999 37.3%
1998 37.1%
1997 36.8%
1996 36.6%
1995 36.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 37.9%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Egypt has the 93rd 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 Egypt
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