Hypertension in Somalia, Fed. Rep.

In Somalia, Fed. Rep., 36.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 1994.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2019 36.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.3percentage points 2018: 36.4%
Position in 2019 113th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Somalia, Fed. Rep. 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 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2019 36.1%
2018 36.4%
2017 36.7%
2016 37.0%
2015 37.3%
2014 37.6%
2013 37.9%
2012 38.1%
2011 38.3%
2010 38.5%
2009 38.6%
2008 38.6%
2007 38.5%
2006 38.3%
2005 38.1%
2004 37.9%
2003 37.7%
2002 37.4%
2001 37.2%
2000 37.0%
1999 36.8%
1998 36.6%
1997 36.4%
1996 36.3%
1995 36.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 36.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 38.6%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 113th 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 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
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