Hypertension in Gabon

In Gabon, 37.4% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Gabon, 2019 37.4% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 37.4%
Position in 2019 104th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Gabon 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 Gabon
2019 37.4%
2018 37.4%
2017 37.5%
2016 37.6%
2015 37.7%
2014 37.8%
2013 37.9%
2012 38.0%
2011 38.1%
2010 38.1%
2009 38.1%
2008 38.0%
2007 37.9%
2006 37.8%
2005 37.6%
2004 37.4%
2003 37.3%
2002 37.1%
2001 36.9%
2000 36.8%
1999 36.7%
1998 36.6%
1997 36.5%
1996 36.5%
1995 36.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 38.1%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Gabon has the 104th 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 Gabon
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