Hypertension in Equatorial Guinea

In Equatorial Guinea, 38.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2002.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Equatorial Guinea, 2019 38.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 38.2%
Position in 2019 94th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea
2019 38.1%
2018 38.2%
2017 38.3%
2016 38.4%
2015 38.5%
2014 38.7%
2013 38.8%
2012 38.9%
2011 39.0%
2010 39.0%
2009 39.0%
2008 39.0%
2007 38.9%
2006 38.8%
2005 38.6%
2004 38.4%
2003 38.2%
2002 38.0%
2001 37.8%
2000 37.7%
1999 37.5%
1998 37.4%
1997 37.3%
1996 37.2%
1995 37.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 38.2% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 39.0%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Equatorial Guinea has the 94th highest value.

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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 Equatorial Guinea
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