Hypertension in Solomon Islands

In Solomon Islands, 29.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest 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
Solomon Islands, 2019 29.8% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.6percentage points 2018: 29.2%
Position in 2019 165th of 192 See the full ranking

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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 Solomon Islands
2019 29.8%
2018 29.2%
2017 28.7%
2016 28.2%
2015 27.7%
2014 27.3%
2013 26.8%
2012 26.3%
2011 25.9%
2010 25.4%
2009 25.0%
2008 24.6%
2007 24.3%
2006 23.9%
2005 23.7%
2004 23.5%
2003 23.4%
2002 23.3%
2001 23.2%
2000 23.2%
1999 23.2%
1998 23.3%
1997 23.4%
1996 23.6%
1995 23.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 29.2% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by +4.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Solomon Islands has the 165th highest value.

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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 Solomon Islands
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