Hypertension in Portugal

In Portugal, 32.3% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest 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
Portugal, 2019 32.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.3percentage points 2018: 32.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 143rd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Portugal 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 Portugal
2019 32.3%
2018 32.6%
2017 33.0%
2016 33.3%
2015 33.7%
2014 34.1%
2013 34.5%
2012 34.9%
2011 35.3%
2010 35.7%
2009 36.1%
2008 36.5%
2007 36.9%
2006 37.2%
2005 37.4%
2004 37.7%
2003 37.8%
2002 38.0%
2001 38.1%
2000 38.3%
1999 38.4%
1998 38.6%
1997 38.8%
1996 38.9%
1995 39.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 32.6% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 36.1%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Portugal has the 143rd 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 Portugal
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