Hypertension in Uruguay

In Uruguay, 42.4% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Uruguay, 2019 42.4% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 42.4%
Position in 2019 53rd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Uruguay over time

View

Showing: Total

Places
1 selected
Uruguay

% 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 Uruguay
2019 42.4%
2018 42.4%
2017 42.4%
2016 42.3%
2015 42.3%
2014 42.3%
2013 42.3%
2012 42.3%
2011 42.2%
2010 42.1%
2009 42.0%
2008 41.8%
2007 41.5%
2006 41.3%
2005 41.0%
2004 40.8%
2003 40.5%
2002 40.2%
2001 40.0%
2000 39.7%
1999 39.4%
1998 39.2%
1997 38.9%
1996 38.7%
1995 38.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 42.0%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Uruguay has the 53rd 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 Uruguay
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