Hypertension in Russia

In Russia, 44.3% 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
Russia, 2019 44.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.5percentage points 2018: 44.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2019 31.6% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2019 31st of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Russia 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 Russia
2019 44.3%
2018 44.8%
2017 45.3%
2016 45.8%
2015 46.3%
2014 46.8%
2013 47.3%
2012 47.7%
2011 48.2%
2010 48.6%
2009 48.9%
2008 49.2%
2007 49.5%
2006 49.7%
2005 49.9%
2004 50.1%
2003 50.2%
2002 50.4%
2001 50.5%
2000 50.6%
1999 50.8%
1998 50.9%
1997 51.1%
1996 51.3%
1995 51.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 44.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 48.9%, the figure has changed by −4.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Russia has the 31st 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 Russia
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