Hypertension in Fiji

In Fiji, 38.6% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest 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
Fiji, 2019 38.6% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.3percentage points 2018: 38.3%
Position in 2019 90th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Fiji 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 Fiji
2019 38.6%
2018 38.3%
2017 37.9%
2016 37.6%
2015 37.2%
2014 36.9%
2013 36.5%
2012 36.1%
2011 35.7%
2010 35.3%
2009 34.8%
2008 34.4%
2007 33.9%
2006 33.5%
2005 33.1%
2004 32.7%
2003 32.4%
2002 32.2%
2001 31.9%
2000 31.8%
1999 31.6%
1998 31.5%
1997 31.4%
1996 31.4%
1995 31.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 38.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 34.8%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Fiji has the 90th 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 Fiji
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