Hypertension in Morocco

In Morocco, 35.3% 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
Morocco, 2019 35.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 35.5%
Position in 2019 119th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Morocco 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 Morocco
2019 35.3%
2018 35.5%
2017 35.8%
2016 36.0%
2015 36.2%
2014 36.5%
2013 36.7%
2012 36.8%
2011 37.0%
2010 37.1%
2009 37.3%
2008 37.4%
2007 37.5%
2006 37.6%
2005 37.7%
2004 37.8%
2003 37.8%
2002 37.8%
2001 37.8%
2000 37.7%
1999 37.6%
1998 37.5%
1997 37.4%
1996 37.3%
1995 37.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 35.5% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 37.3%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Morocco has the 119th 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 Morocco
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