Hypertension in Romania
In Romania, 48.4% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest since 1990.
Romania, 2019
48.4%
Change from 2018
+0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019
33.8%
Position in 2019
7th of 192
Hypertension in Romania 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 | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.4% |
| 2018 | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 48.1% |
| 2016 | 48.0% |
| 2015 | 47.9% |
| 2014 | 47.8% |
| 2013 | 47.7% |
| 2012 | 47.6% |
| 2011 | 47.5% |
| 2010 | 47.4% |
| 2009 | 47.2% |
| 2008 | 47.1% |
| 2007 | 46.9% |
| 2006 | 46.8% |
| 2005 | 46.6% |
| 2004 | 46.4% |
| 2003 | 46.3% |
| 2002 | 46.3% |
| 2001 | 46.2% |
| 2000 | 46.3% |
| 1999 | 46.4% |
| 1998 | 46.5% |
| 1997 | 46.7% |
| 1996 | 46.9% |
| 1995 | 47.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 48.3% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 47.2%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Romania has the 7th 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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