Hypertension in Norway
In Norway, 30.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Norway, 2019
30.5%
Change from 2018
−0.5percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
31.5%
Position in 2019
161st of 192
Hypertension in Norway 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 | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 30.5% |
| 2018 | 31.0% |
| 2017 | 31.5% |
| 2016 | 31.9% |
| 2015 | 32.4% |
| 2014 | 32.9% |
| 2013 | 33.4% |
| 2012 | 33.9% |
| 2011 | 34.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% |
| 2009 | 35.2% |
| 2008 | 35.5% |
| 2007 | 35.8% |
| 2006 | 36.1% |
| 2005 | 36.4% |
| 2004 | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 36.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% |
| 2001 | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 37.4% |
| 1999 | 37.6% |
| 1998 | 37.8% |
| 1997 | 38.1% |
| 1996 | 38.3% |
| 1995 | 38.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 31.0% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 35.2%, the figure has changed by −4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Norway has the 161st highest value.
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Hospital beds
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Practising physicians
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People reporting good or very good health
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