Hypertension in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 21.9% 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
Switzerland, 2019 21.9% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.5percentage points 2018: 22.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 31.5% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2019 191st of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Switzerland 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 Switzerland
2019 21.9%
2018 22.4%
2017 22.9%
2016 23.4%
2015 24.0%
2014 24.5%
2013 25.1%
2012 25.7%
2011 26.3%
2010 26.9%
2009 27.4%
2008 27.9%
2007 28.3%
2006 28.8%
2005 29.2%
2004 29.6%
2003 30.0%
2002 30.3%
2001 30.6%
2000 30.9%
1999 31.2%
1998 31.5%
1997 31.9%
1996 32.2%
1995 32.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 22.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 27.4%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Switzerland has the 191st 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 Switzerland
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