Hypertension in Micronesia

In Micronesia, 32.9% 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
Micronesia, 2019 32.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 32.7%
Position in 2019 138th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Micronesia 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 Micronesia
2019 32.9%
2018 32.7%
2017 32.6%
2016 32.4%
2015 32.2%
2014 32.1%
2013 31.9%
2012 31.7%
2011 31.5%
2010 31.2%
2009 30.9%
2008 30.6%
2007 30.3%
2006 30.0%
2005 29.7%
2004 29.5%
2003 29.4%
2002 29.2%
2001 29.2%
2000 29.1%
1999 29.2%
1998 29.2%
1997 29.4%
1996 29.5%
1995 29.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 32.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 30.9%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Micronesia has the 138th 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 Micronesia
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