Hypertension in Madagascar

In Madagascar, 36.9% 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
Madagascar, 2019 36.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.4percentage points 2018: 37.3%
Position in 2019 106th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Madagascar 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 Madagascar
2019 36.9%
2018 37.3%
2017 37.8%
2016 38.2%
2015 38.6%
2014 39.0%
2013 39.4%
2012 39.8%
2011 40.1%
2010 40.3%
2009 40.5%
2008 40.6%
2007 40.6%
2006 40.5%
2005 40.3%
2004 40.1%
2003 39.8%
2002 39.6%
2001 39.3%
2000 39.0%
1999 38.8%
1998 38.5%
1997 38.3%
1996 38.1%
1995 38.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 37.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 40.5%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Madagascar has the 106th 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 Madagascar
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