Hypertension in Vanuatu

In Vanuatu, 39.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest 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
Vanuatu, 2019 39.5% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 39.3%
Position in 2019 82nd of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu
2019 39.5%
2018 39.3%
2017 39.0%
2016 38.8%
2015 38.6%
2014 38.4%
2013 38.2%
2012 37.9%
2011 37.7%
2010 37.4%
2009 37.0%
2008 36.7%
2007 36.3%
2006 36.0%
2005 35.6%
2004 35.3%
2003 35.0%
2002 34.8%
2001 34.5%
2000 34.3%
1999 34.1%
1998 34.0%
1997 33.9%
1996 33.8%
1995 33.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 39.3% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 37.0%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Vanuatu has the 82nd 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 Vanuatu
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