Hypertension in Suriname

In Suriname, 42.9% 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
Suriname, 2019 42.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.1percentage points 2018: 42.8%
Position in 2019 45th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Suriname 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 Suriname
2019 42.9%
2018 42.8%
2017 42.8%
2016 42.7%
2015 42.6%
2014 42.6%
2013 42.5%
2012 42.4%
2011 42.3%
2010 42.1%
2009 41.9%
2008 41.7%
2007 41.4%
2006 41.1%
2005 40.8%
2004 40.4%
2003 40.1%
2002 39.8%
2001 39.5%
2000 39.2%
1999 39.0%
1998 38.7%
1997 38.5%
1996 38.3%
1995 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 42.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 41.9%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Suriname has the 45th 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 Suriname
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