Hypertension in Tanzania

In Tanzania, 33.2% 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
Tanzania, 2019 33.2% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.6percentage points 2018: 33.8%
Position in 2019 136th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Tanzania 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 Tanzania
2019 33.2%
2018 33.8%
2017 34.4%
2016 34.9%
2015 35.5%
2014 36.0%
2013 36.5%
2012 37.0%
2011 37.4%
2010 37.7%
2009 37.9%
2008 38.0%
2007 38.0%
2006 38.0%
2005 37.8%
2004 37.7%
2003 37.4%
2002 37.2%
2001 37.0%
2000 36.8%
1999 36.6%
1998 36.4%
1997 36.3%
1996 36.2%
1995 36.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 33.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 37.9%, the figure has changed by −4.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Tanzania has the 136th 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 Tanzania
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