Hypertension in Pakistan

In Pakistan, 43.2% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest 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
Pakistan, 2019 43.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 43.0%
Position in 2019 42nd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Pakistan 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 Pakistan
2019 43.2%
2018 43.0%
2017 42.8%
2016 42.6%
2015 42.4%
2014 42.2%
2013 42.0%
2012 41.8%
2011 41.6%
2010 41.4%
2009 41.2%
2008 40.9%
2007 40.7%
2006 40.5%
2005 40.2%
2004 40.0%
2003 39.7%
2002 39.4%
2001 39.2%
2000 39.0%
1999 38.7%
1998 38.5%
1997 38.4%
1996 38.2%
1995 38.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 43.0% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 41.2%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Pakistan has the 42nd 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 Pakistan
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