Hypertension in Qatar

In Qatar, 40.9% 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
Qatar, 2019 40.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 41.1%
Position in 2019 68th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Qatar 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 Qatar
2019 40.9%
2018 41.1%
2017 41.4%
2016 41.6%
2015 41.8%
2014 42.1%
2013 42.4%
2012 42.6%
2011 42.9%
2010 43.1%
2009 43.2%
2008 43.2%
2007 43.3%
2006 43.3%
2005 43.2%
2004 43.3%
2003 43.2%
2002 43.2%
2001 43.0%
2000 42.9%
1999 42.7%
1998 42.6%
1997 42.4%
1996 42.2%
1995 42.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 41.1% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 43.2%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Qatar has the 68th 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 Qatar
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