Hypertension in Israel

In Israel, 29.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Israel, 2019 29.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 29.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 31.5% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2019 174th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Israel 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 Israel
2019 29.1%
2018 29.3%
2017 29.4%
2016 29.6%
2015 29.8%
2014 30.1%
2013 30.3%
2012 30.6%
2011 30.9%
2010 31.2%
2009 31.4%
2008 31.7%
2007 31.9%
2006 32.1%
2005 32.3%
2004 32.5%
2003 32.8%
2002 33.0%
2001 33.3%
2000 33.6%
1999 34.0%
1998 34.4%
1997 34.8%
1996 35.3%
1995 35.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 29.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 31.4%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Israel has the 174th 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 Israel
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