Hypertension in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, 27.4% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2003.
Ethiopia, 2019
27.4%
Change from 2018
−0.1percentage points
Position in 2019
180th of 192
Hypertension in Ethiopia over time
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Ethiopia
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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.
| Period | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.4% |
| 2018 | 27.5% |
| 2017 | 27.7% |
| 2016 | 27.8% |
| 2015 | 27.9% |
| 2014 | 28.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% |
| 2012 | 28.3% |
| 2011 | 28.3% |
| 2010 | 28.3% |
| 2009 | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 28.2% |
| 2007 | 28.1% |
| 2006 | 27.9% |
| 2005 | 27.7% |
| 2004 | 27.5% |
| 2003 | 27.3% |
| 2002 | 27.1% |
| 2001 | 27.0% |
| 2000 | 26.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% |
| 1998 | 26.8% |
| 1997 | 26.9% |
| 1996 | 26.9% |
| 1995 | 27.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 27.5% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 28.3%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Ethiopia has the 180th highest value.
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