Hypertension in Spain

In Spain, 27.2% 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
Spain, 2019 27.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.5percentage points 2018: 27.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 33.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2019 183rd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Spain 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 Spain
2019 27.2%
2018 27.7%
2017 28.2%
2016 28.8%
2015 29.4%
2014 30.1%
2013 30.7%
2012 31.4%
2011 32.1%
2010 32.8%
2009 33.4%
2008 34.0%
2007 34.5%
2006 35.0%
2005 35.3%
2004 35.6%
2003 35.8%
2002 35.9%
2001 35.9%
2000 36.0%
1999 36.0%
1998 36.0%
1997 36.0%
1996 36.0%
1995 36.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 27.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 33.4%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Spain has the 183rd 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 Spain
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