Hypertension in Kiribati

In Kiribati, 42.3% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest 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
Kiribati, 2019 42.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.8percentage points 2018: 41.5%
Position in 2019 54th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Kiribati 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 Kiribati
2019 42.3%
2018 41.5%
2017 40.6%
2016 39.7%
2015 38.8%
2014 38.0%
2013 37.1%
2012 36.2%
2011 35.4%
2010 34.5%
2009 33.7%
2008 32.9%
2007 32.2%
2006 31.5%
2005 30.9%
2004 30.4%
2003 30.1%
2002 29.8%
2001 29.6%
2000 29.5%
1999 29.5%
1998 29.6%
1997 29.8%
1996 30.0%
1995 30.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 41.5% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by +8.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Kiribati has the 54th 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 Kiribati
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