Hypertension in India
In India, 31.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2001.
India, 2019
31.1%
Change from 2018
−0.1percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2019
31.6%
Position in 2019
153rd of 192
Hypertension in India 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.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 31.1% |
| 2018 | 31.2% |
| 2017 | 31.2% |
| 2016 | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 31.5% |
| 2012 | 31.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 31.7% |
| 2009 | 31.7% |
| 2008 | 31.7% |
| 2007 | 31.7% |
| 2006 | 31.7% |
| 2005 | 31.6% |
| 2004 | 31.5% |
| 2003 | 31.4% |
| 2002 | 31.2% |
| 2001 | 31.0% |
| 2000 | 30.7% |
| 1999 | 30.5% |
| 1998 | 30.3% |
| 1997 | 30.0% |
| 1996 | 29.8% |
| 1995 | 29.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 31.2% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 31.7%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, India has the 153rd highest value.
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