Hypertension in Moldova

In Moldova, 48.3% 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
Moldova, 2019 48.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 48.5%
Position in 2019 9th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Moldova 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 Moldova
2019 48.3%
2018 48.5%
2017 48.8%
2016 49.0%
2015 49.3%
2014 49.5%
2013 49.8%
2012 50.0%
2011 50.2%
2010 50.3%
2009 50.5%
2008 50.6%
2007 50.7%
2006 50.8%
2005 50.8%
2004 50.9%
2003 50.9%
2002 50.9%
2001 51.0%
2000 51.1%
1999 51.2%
1998 51.3%
1997 51.4%
1996 51.6%
1995 51.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 48.5% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 50.5%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Moldova has the 9th 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 Moldova
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