Hypertension in Luxembourg

In Luxembourg, 30.5% 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
Luxembourg, 2019 30.5% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.8percentage points 2018: 31.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 159th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg
2019 30.5%
2018 31.3%
2017 32.0%
2016 32.8%
2015 33.6%
2014 34.4%
2013 35.2%
2012 36.0%
2011 36.7%
2010 37.3%
2009 37.9%
2008 38.4%
2007 38.8%
2006 39.2%
2005 39.5%
2004 39.8%
2003 40.0%
2002 40.1%
2001 40.2%
2000 40.3%
1999 40.3%
1998 40.4%
1997 40.4%
1996 40.5%
1995 40.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 31.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 37.9%, the figure has changed by −7.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Luxembourg has the 159th 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 Luxembourg
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