Hypertension in Marshall Islands

In Marshall Islands, 31.9% 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
Marshall Islands, 2019 31.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 31.7%
Position in 2019 147th of 192 See the full ranking

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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 Marshall Islands
2019 31.9%
2018 31.7%
2017 31.6%
2016 31.5%
2015 31.3%
2014 31.2%
2013 31.0%
2012 30.8%
2011 30.6%
2010 30.3%
2009 30.0%
2008 29.7%
2007 29.4%
2006 29.1%
2005 28.8%
2004 28.6%
2003 28.3%
2002 28.2%
2001 28.1%
2000 28.0%
1999 28.0%
1998 28.0%
1997 28.1%
1996 28.2%
1995 28.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 31.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 30.0%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Marshall Islands has the 147th highest value.

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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 Marshall Islands
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