Hypertension in Nigeria
In Nigeria, 36.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.
Nigeria, 2019
36.1%
Change from 2018
0percentage points
Position in 2019
111th of 192
Hypertension in Nigeria over time
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Nigeria
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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 | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.1% |
| 2018 | 36.1% |
| 2017 | 36.1% |
| 2016 | 36.1% |
| 2015 | 36.1% |
| 2014 | 36.2% |
| 2013 | 36.2% |
| 2012 | 36.3% |
| 2011 | 36.3% |
| 2010 | 36.4% |
| 2009 | 36.4% |
| 2008 | 36.4% |
| 2007 | 36.4% |
| 2006 | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% |
| 2004 | 36.0% |
| 2003 | 35.8% |
| 2002 | 35.7% |
| 2001 | 35.5% |
| 2000 | 35.4% |
| 1999 | 35.3% |
| 1998 | 35.2% |
| 1997 | 35.2% |
| 1996 | 35.1% |
| 1995 | 35.1% |
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, Nigeria has the 111th highest value.
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