Hypertension in Namibia
In Namibia, 43.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2002.
Namibia, 2019
43.8%
Change from 2018
−0.2percentage points
Position in 2019
39th of 192
Hypertension in Namibia 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.
| Period | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 43.8% |
| 2018 | 44.0% |
| 2017 | 44.3% |
| 2016 | 44.5% |
| 2015 | 44.7% |
| 2014 | 45.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% |
| 2012 | 45.3% |
| 2011 | 45.5% |
| 2010 | 45.5% |
| 2009 | 45.5% |
| 2008 | 45.5% |
| 2007 | 45.3% |
| 2006 | 45.0% |
| 2005 | 44.7% |
| 2004 | 44.4% |
| 2003 | 44.0% |
| 2002 | 43.6% |
| 2001 | 43.2% |
| 2000 | 42.8% |
| 1999 | 42.4% |
| 1998 | 42.1% |
| 1997 | 41.8% |
| 1996 | 41.5% |
| 1995 | 41.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 44.0% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 45.5%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Namibia has the 39th highest value.
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