Hypertension in Iraq
In Iraq, 48.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.
Iraq, 2019
48.1%
Change from 2018
0percentage points
Position in 2019
10th of 192
Hypertension in Iraq over time
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Iraq
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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 | Iraq |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.1% |
| 2018 | 48.1% |
| 2017 | 48.0% |
| 2016 | 47.9% |
| 2015 | 47.9% |
| 2014 | 47.8% |
| 2013 | 47.7% |
| 2012 | 47.5% |
| 2011 | 47.4% |
| 2010 | 47.2% |
| 2009 | 47.0% |
| 2008 | 46.8% |
| 2007 | 46.7% |
| 2006 | 46.5% |
| 2005 | 46.4% |
| 2004 | 46.3% |
| 2003 | 46.1% |
| 2002 | 45.9% |
| 2001 | 45.7% |
| 2000 | 45.5% |
| 1999 | 45.3% |
| 1998 | 45.1% |
| 1997 | 44.9% |
| 1996 | 44.6% |
| 1995 | 44.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 47.0%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Iraq has the 10th highest value.
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