Hypertension in Türkiye

In Türkiye, 32.8% 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
Türkiye, 2019 32.8% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 33.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 31.5% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2019 139th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Türkiye 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 Türkiye
2019 32.8%
2018 33.0%
2017 33.2%
2016 33.5%
2015 33.7%
2014 34.0%
2013 34.2%
2012 34.5%
2011 34.7%
2010 35.0%
2009 35.3%
2008 35.7%
2007 36.1%
2006 36.6%
2005 37.0%
2004 37.4%
2003 37.7%
2002 38.0%
2001 38.2%
2000 38.3%
1999 38.4%
1998 38.4%
1997 38.4%
1996 38.4%
1995 38.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 33.0% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 35.3%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Türkiye has the 139th 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 Türkiye
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