Hypertension in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, 42.3% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2004.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Zimbabwe, 2019 42.3% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 42.4%
Position in 2019 55th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
2019 42.3%
2018 42.4%
2017 42.6%
2016 42.8%
2015 42.9%
2014 43.1%
2013 43.2%
2012 43.3%
2011 43.4%
2010 43.4%
2009 43.4%
2008 43.2%
2007 43.0%
2006 42.7%
2005 42.4%
2004 42.0%
2003 41.5%
2002 41.1%
2001 40.7%
2000 40.4%
1999 40.0%
1998 39.7%
1997 39.4%
1996 39.2%
1995 39.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 42.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 43.4%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Zimbabwe has the 55th 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 Zimbabwe
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