Hypertension in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 26.4% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
United Kingdom, 2019
26.4%
Change from 2018
−0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
31.5%
Position in 2019
186th of 192
Hypertension in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 27.0% |
| 2016 | 27.3% |
| 2015 | 27.6% |
| 2014 | 27.9% |
| 2013 | 28.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% |
| 2011 | 29.0% |
| 2010 | 29.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% |
| 2008 | 30.1% |
| 2007 | 30.5% |
| 2006 | 30.8% |
| 2005 | 31.2% |
| 2004 | 31.7% |
| 2003 | 32.1% |
| 2002 | 32.6% |
| 2001 | 33.1% |
| 2000 | 33.7% |
| 1999 | 34.3% |
| 1998 | 34.8% |
| 1997 | 35.4% |
| 1996 | 35.9% |
| 1995 | 36.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 26.7% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 29.8%, the figure has changed by −3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, United Kingdom has the 186th highest value.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Premature NCD mortality
10.9%
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat