Hypertension in Eritrea

In Eritrea, 23.7% 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
Eritrea, 2019 23.7% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 23.8%
Position in 2019 189th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Eritrea 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 Eritrea
2019 23.7%
2018 23.8%
2017 23.9%
2016 24.1%
2015 24.3%
2014 24.4%
2013 24.6%
2012 24.7%
2011 24.9%
2010 25.0%
2009 25.1%
2008 25.1%
2007 25.2%
2006 25.1%
2005 25.1%
2004 25.1%
2003 25.0%
2002 25.0%
2001 24.9%
2000 24.9%
1999 25.0%
1998 25.0%
1997 25.1%
1996 25.2%
1995 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 23.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 25.1%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Eritrea has the 189th 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 Eritrea
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