Hypertension in Viet Nam

In Viet Nam, 29.7% 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
Viet Nam, 2019 29.7% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.2percentage points 2018: 29.5%
Position in 2019 167th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam
2019 29.7%
2018 29.5%
2017 29.4%
2016 29.2%
2015 29.1%
2014 29.0%
2013 28.9%
2012 28.8%
2011 28.7%
2010 28.6%
2009 28.5%
2008 28.4%
2007 28.2%
2006 28.0%
2005 27.7%
2004 27.4%
2003 27.1%
2002 26.9%
2001 26.6%
2000 26.4%
1999 26.2%
1998 26.1%
1997 25.9%
1996 25.8%
1995 25.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 29.5% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 28.5%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Viet Nam has the 167th 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 Viet Nam
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