Hypertension in Nepal

In Nepal, 36.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Nepal, 2019 36.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 36.1%
Position in 2019 110th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Nepal 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 Nepal
2019 36.1%
2018 36.1%
2017 36.1%
2016 36.1%
2015 36.1%
2014 36.2%
2013 36.3%
2012 36.4%
2011 36.5%
2010 36.5%
2009 36.4%
2008 36.4%
2007 36.3%
2006 36.2%
2005 36.1%
2004 35.9%
2003 35.8%
2002 35.6%
2001 35.4%
2000 35.2%
1999 35.1%
1998 35.0%
1997 34.8%
1996 34.7%
1995 34.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 36.4%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Nepal has the 110th 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 Nepal
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