Hypertension in Slovakia

In Slovakia, 42.7% 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
Slovakia, 2019 42.7% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 42.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 48th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Slovakia 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 Slovakia
2019 42.7%
2018 42.7%
2017 42.8%
2016 42.8%
2015 42.8%
2014 42.8%
2013 42.8%
2012 42.9%
2011 42.9%
2010 42.9%
2009 42.9%
2008 42.9%
2007 42.9%
2006 42.8%
2005 42.8%
2004 42.7%
2003 42.7%
2002 42.8%
2001 42.9%
2000 43.0%
1999 43.2%
1998 43.4%
1997 43.6%
1996 43.9%
1995 44.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 42.9%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Slovakia has the 48th 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 Slovakia
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