Hypertension in Guinea

In Guinea, 40.9% 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, 2019 40.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 41.1%
Position in 2019 66th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Guinea 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
2019 40.9%
2018 41.1%
2017 41.4%
2016 41.6%
2015 41.9%
2014 42.1%
2013 42.3%
2012 42.6%
2011 42.8%
2010 42.9%
2009 43.0%
2008 43.0%
2007 42.9%
2006 42.8%
2005 42.6%
2004 42.3%
2003 42.1%
2002 41.8%
2001 41.5%
2000 41.2%
1999 41.0%
1998 40.7%
1997 40.5%
1996 40.3%
1995 40.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 41.1% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 43.0%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Guinea has the 66th 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 Guinea
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