Hypertension in Kuwait

In Kuwait, 40.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 1997.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Kuwait, 2019 40.5% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 40.6%
Position in 2019 72nd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Kuwait 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 Kuwait
2019 40.5%
2018 40.6%
2017 40.7%
2016 40.7%
2015 40.8%
2014 41.0%
2013 41.1%
2012 41.2%
2011 41.2%
2010 41.3%
2009 41.3%
2008 41.4%
2007 41.4%
2006 41.4%
2005 41.5%
2004 41.4%
2003 41.3%
2002 41.2%
2001 41.1%
2000 41.0%
1999 40.8%
1998 40.7%
1997 40.5%
1996 40.3%
1995 40.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.6% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 41.3%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Kuwait has the 72nd 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 Kuwait
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