Hypertension in Syria
In Syria, 41.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Syria, 2019
41.1%
Change from 2018
−0.3percentage points
Position in 2019
64th of 192
Hypertension in Syria 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.
| Period | Syria |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 41.1% |
| 2018 | 41.4% |
| 2017 | 41.6% |
| 2016 | 41.8% |
| 2015 | 42.1% |
| 2014 | 42.4% |
| 2013 | 42.6% |
| 2012 | 42.8% |
| 2011 | 43.0% |
| 2010 | 43.1% |
| 2009 | 43.3% |
| 2008 | 43.4% |
| 2007 | 43.5% |
| 2006 | 43.7% |
| 2005 | 43.8% |
| 2004 | 43.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% |
| 2002 | 43.8% |
| 2001 | 43.7% |
| 2000 | 43.6% |
| 1999 | 43.5% |
| 1998 | 43.3% |
| 1997 | 43.1% |
| 1996 | 42.8% |
| 1995 | 42.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 41.4% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 43.3%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Syria has the 64th highest value.
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