Hypertension in Maldives

In Maldives, 34.1% 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
Maldives, 2019 34.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 33.9%
Position in 2019 127th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Maldives 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 Maldives
2019 34.1%
2018 33.9%
2017 33.7%
2016 33.6%
2015 33.5%
2014 33.4%
2013 33.4%
2012 33.3%
2011 33.2%
2010 33.1%
2009 33.0%
2008 32.8%
2007 32.6%
2006 32.4%
2005 32.1%
2004 31.8%
2003 31.5%
2002 31.3%
2001 31.0%
2000 30.8%
1999 30.5%
1998 30.3%
1997 30.1%
1996 30.0%
1995 29.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 33.9% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 33.0%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Maldives has the 127th 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 Maldives
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