Hypertension in Guinea-Bissau

In Guinea-Bissau, 38.0% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 1998.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Guinea-Bissau, 2019 38.0% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 38.2%
Position in 2019 97th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau
2019 38.0%
2018 38.2%
2017 38.4%
2016 38.6%
2015 38.8%
2014 39.0%
2013 39.2%
2012 39.4%
2011 39.6%
2010 39.7%
2009 39.8%
2008 39.8%
2007 39.8%
2006 39.7%
2005 39.5%
2004 39.3%
2003 39.1%
2002 38.8%
2001 38.6%
2000 38.4%
1999 38.2%
1998 38.0%
1997 37.8%
1996 37.7%
1995 37.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 38.2% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 39.8%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Guinea-Bissau has the 97th highest value.

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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 Guinea-Bissau
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