Hypertension in Paraguay

In Paraguay, 56.4% 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
Paraguay, 2019 56.4% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 56.4%
Position in 2019 1st of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Paraguay 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 Paraguay
2019 56.4%
2018 56.4%
2017 56.5%
2016 56.5%
2015 56.6%
2014 56.6%
2013 56.6%
2012 56.6%
2011 56.6%
2010 56.4%
2009 56.2%
2008 55.9%
2007 55.6%
2006 55.2%
2005 54.7%
2004 54.3%
2003 53.8%
2002 53.3%
2001 52.8%
2000 52.3%
1999 51.8%
1998 51.3%
1997 50.8%
1996 50.3%
1995 49.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 56.2%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Paraguay has the 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 Paraguay
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