Hypertension in Estonia

In Estonia, 40.2% 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
Estonia, 2019 40.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 76th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Estonia 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 Estonia
2019 40.2%
2018 40.3%
2017 40.5%
2016 40.7%
2015 40.9%
2014 41.1%
2013 41.3%
2012 41.6%
2011 41.8%
2010 42.0%
2009 42.3%
2008 42.5%
2007 42.7%
2006 42.9%
2005 43.2%
2004 43.4%
2003 43.6%
2002 43.8%
2001 44.0%
2000 44.3%
1999 44.5%
1998 44.7%
1997 45.0%
1996 45.3%
1995 45.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 42.3%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Estonia has the 76th 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 Estonia
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