Hypertension in Ireland
In Ireland, 32.3% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Ireland, 2019
32.3%
Change from 2018
−0.3percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019
33.8%
Position in 2019
142nd of 192
Hypertension in Ireland 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 | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 32.3% |
| 2018 | 32.6% |
| 2017 | 32.8% |
| 2016 | 33.1% |
| 2015 | 33.4% |
| 2014 | 33.7% |
| 2013 | 34.0% |
| 2012 | 34.3% |
| 2011 | 34.6% |
| 2010 | 34.9% |
| 2009 | 35.2% |
| 2008 | 35.4% |
| 2007 | 35.6% |
| 2006 | 35.8% |
| 2005 | 36.0% |
| 2004 | 36.1% |
| 2003 | 36.3% |
| 2002 | 36.4% |
| 2001 | 36.5% |
| 2000 | 36.7% |
| 1999 | 36.9% |
| 1998 | 37.0% |
| 1997 | 37.2% |
| 1996 | 37.4% |
| 1995 | 37.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 32.6% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 35.2%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Ireland has the 142nd highest value.
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Hospital beds
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Practising physicians
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