Hypertension in Iran
In Iran, 26.2% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Iran, 2019
26.2%
Change from 2018
−0.8percentage points
Position in 2019
187th of 192
Hypertension in Iran 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 | Iran |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.2% |
| 2018 | 27.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% |
| 2016 | 28.4% |
| 2015 | 29.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% |
| 2013 | 30.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% |
| 2011 | 32.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% |
| 2009 | 32.9% |
| 2008 | 33.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5% |
| 2006 | 33.8% |
| 2005 | 34.0% |
| 2004 | 34.1% |
| 2003 | 34.2% |
| 2002 | 34.2% |
| 2001 | 34.1% |
| 2000 | 34.0% |
| 1999 | 33.9% |
| 1998 | 33.8% |
| 1997 | 33.6% |
| 1996 | 33.5% |
| 1995 | 33.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 27.0% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 32.9%, the figure has changed by −6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Iran has the 187th highest value.
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