Hypertension by country, 2019
Share of adults aged 30 to 79 with high blood pressure (systolic 140 mmHg or more, diastolic 90 mmHg or more) or taking medication for it, age-standardised. WHO modelled estimate.
192 places ranked for 2019. Highest: Paraguay (56.4%). Lowest: Peru (20.7%). The median is 38.0%.
Highest 10
Lowest 10
- 192. Peru 20.7%
- 191. Switzerland 21.9%
- 190. Canada 22.1%
- 189. Eritrea 23.7%
- 188. Cambodia 25.7%
- 187. Iran 26.2%
- 186. United Kingdom 26.4%
- 185. North Korea 26.5%
- 184. South Korea 26.7%
- 183. Spain 27.2%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 192. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
In short
- Among the 192 countries with a value for 2019, the highest is Paraguay (56.4%) and the lowest Peru (20.7%).
- Half of the countries are above 38.0% and half below.
- From 2018 to 2019 the value rose in 53 countries and fell in 108.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 56.4% | 2019 | |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 50.4% | 2019 | |
| 3 | Belarus | 49.2% | 2019 | |
| 4 | Poland | 49.2% | 2019 | |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 49.1% | 2019 | |
| 6 | Croatia | 48.4% | 2019 | |
| 7 | Romania | 48.4% | 2019 | |
| 8 | Hungary | 48.3% | 2019 | |
| 9 | Moldova | 48.3% | 2019 | |
| 10 | Iraq | 48.1% | 2019 | |
| 11 | Lithuania | 48.0% | 2019 | |
| 12 | Dominica | 47.7% | 2019 | |
| 13 | Argentina | 47.5% | 2019 | |
| 14 | Armenia | 47.3% | 2019 | |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 46.8% | 2019 | |
| 16 | Grenada | 46.6% | 2019 | |
| 17 | Brunei | 46.4% | 2019 | |
| 18 | Jamaica | 46.3% | 2019 | |
| 19 | Serbia | 46.1% | 2019 | |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 45.7% | 2019 | |
| 21 | Oman | 45.6% | 2019 | |
| 22 | Slovenia | 45.3% | 2019 | |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 45.2% | 2019 | |
| 24 | Montenegro | 45.1% | 2019 | |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 45.1% | 2019 | |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.1% | 2019 | |
| 27 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 45.1% | 2019 | |
| 28 | Brazil | 45.0% | 2019 | |
| 29 | Bahamas | 44.5% | 2019 | |
| 30 | Georgia | 44.5% | 2019 | |
| 31 | Russia | 44.3% | 2019 | |
| 32 | Seychelles | 44.3% | 2019 | |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.2% | 2019 | |
| 34 | Palau | 44.2% | 2019 | |
| 35 | Botswana | 44.1% | 2019 | |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 44.1% | 2019 | |
| 37 | South Africa | 44.1% | 2019 | |
| 38 | Latvia | 43.9% | 2019 | |
| 39 | Namibia | 43.8% | 2019 | |
| 40 | Bhutan | 43.4% | 2019 | |
| 41 | Tonga | 43.3% | 2019 | |
| 42 | Pakistan | 43.2% | 2019 | |
| 43 | Ukraine | 43.1% | 2019 | |
| 44 | Haiti | 42.9% | 2019 | |
| 45 | Suriname | 42.9% | 2019 | |
| 46 | Mongolia | 42.8% | 2019 | |
| 47 | Libya | 42.7% | 2019 | |
| 48 | Slovakia | 42.7% | 2019 | |
| 49 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.6% | 2019 | |
| 50 | Puerto Rico (US) | 42.6% | 2019 | |
| 51 | Eswatini | 42.5% | 2019 | |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.4% | 2019 | |
| 53 | Uruguay | 42.4% | 2019 | |
| 54 | Kiribati | 42.3% | 2019 | |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 42.3% | 2019 | |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 41.9% | 2019 | |
| 57 | Albania | 41.8% | 2019 | |
| 58 | Barbados | 41.8% | 2019 | |
| 59 | Naoero | 41.8% | 2019 | |
| 60 | Czechia | 41.6% | 2019 | |
| 61 | Niger | 41.5% | 2019 | |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 41.4% | 2019 | |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 41.3% | 2019 | |
| 64 | Syria | 41.1% | 2019 | |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 41.0% | 2019 | |
| 66 | Guinea | 40.9% | 2019 | |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.9% | 2019 | |
| 68 | Qatar | 40.9% | 2019 | |
| 69 | Malaysia | 40.8% | 2019 | |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 40.8% | 2019 | |
| 71 | Sudan | 40.8% | 2019 | |
| 72 | Kuwait | 40.5% | 2019 | |
| 73 | Senegal | 40.5% | 2019 | |
| 74 | Indonesia | 40.3% | 2019 | |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 40.2% | 2019 | |
| 76 | Estonia | 40.2% | 2019 | |
| 77 | Lesotho | 40.1% | 2019 | |
| 78 | Guyana | 40.0% | 2019 | |
| 79 | Cuba | 39.9% | 2019 | |
| 80 | Republic of the Congo | 39.8% | 2019 | |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 39.8% | 2019 | |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 39.5% | 2019 | |
| 83 | Liberia | 39.4% | 2019 | |
| 84 | Venezuela | 39.4% | 2019 | |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.3% | 2019 | |
| 86 | West Bank and Gaza | 39.1% | 2019 | |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 39.0% | 2019 | |
| 88 | Angola | 38.7% | 2019 | |
| 89 | Bahrain | 38.7% | 2019 | |
| 90 | Fiji | 38.6% | 2019 | |
| 91 | Mozambique | 38.6% | 2019 | |
| 92 | Samoa | 38.3% | 2019 | |
| 93 | Egypt | 38.2% | 2019 | |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.1% | 2019 | |
| 95 | Lebanon | 38.1% | 2019 | |
| 96 | Belize | 38.0% | 2019 | |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.0% | 2019 | |
| 98 | Chad | 37.9% | 2019 | |
| 99 | Mauritania | 37.9% | 2019 | |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 37.8% | 2019 | |
| 101 | Myanmar | 37.8% | 2019 | |
| 102 | Jordan | 37.7% | 2019 | |
| 103 | Gambia | 37.6% | 2019 | |
| 104 | Gabon | 37.4% | 2019 | |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.3% | 2019 | |
| 106 | Madagascar | 36.9% | 2019 | |
| 107 | Cameroon | 36.8% | 2019 | |
| 108 | Algeria | 36.2% | 2019 | |
| 109 | Chile | 36.1% | 2019 | |
| 110 | Nepal | 36.1% | 2019 | |
| 111 | Nigeria | 36.1% | 2019 | |
| 112 | Panama | 36.1% | 2019 | |
| 113 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 36.1% | 2019 | |
| 114 | Togo | 36.0% | 2019 | |
| 115 | Denmark | 35.9% | 2019 | |
| 116 | Finland | 35.9% | 2019 | |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 35.8% | 2019 | |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 35.6% | 2019 | |
| 119 | Morocco | 35.3% | 2019 | |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 35.3% | 2019 | |
| 121 | Tunisia | 34.7% | 2019 | |
| 122 | Mali | 34.6% | 2019 | |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.3% | 2019 | |
| 124 | Burundi | 34.2% | 2019 | |
| 125 | Djibouti | 34.2% | 2019 | |
| 126 | South Sudan | 34.2% | 2019 | |
| 127 | Maldives | 34.1% | 2019 | |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 34.0% | 2019 | |
| 129 | Ghana | 33.9% | 2019 | |
| 130 | Honduras | 33.9% | 2019 | |
| 131 | Austria | 33.8% | 2019 | |
| 132 | Italy | 33.8% | 2019 | |
| 133 | Philippines | 33.8% | 2019 | |
| 134 | Comoros | 33.2% | 2019 | |
| 135 | Kenya | 33.2% | 2019 | |
| 136 | Tanzania | 33.2% | 2019 | |
| 137 | Mauritius | 33.1% | 2019 | |
| 138 | Micronesia | 32.9% | 2019 | |
| 139 | Türkiye | 32.8% | 2019 | |
| 140 | El Salvador | 32.7% | 2019 | |
| 141 | Uganda | 32.5% | 2019 | |
| 142 | Ireland | 32.3% | 2019 | |
| 143 | Portugal | 32.3% | 2019 | |
| 144 | Zambia | 32.3% | 2019 | |
| 145 | Guatemala | 32.2% | 2019 | |
| 146 | Mexico | 32.1% | 2019 | |
| 147 | Marshall Islands | 31.9% | 2019 | |
| 148 | United States | 31.6% | 2019 | |
| 149 | Singapore | 31.5% | 2019 | |
| 150 | Japan | 31.4% | 2019 | |
| 151 | Greece | 31.3% | 2019 | |
| 152 | Benin | 31.2% | 2019 | |
| 153 | India | 31.1% | 2019 | |
| 154 | Andorra | 31.0% | 2019 | |
| 155 | Colombia | 31.0% | 2019 | |
| 156 | New Zealand | 30.9% | 2019 | |
| 157 | Cyprus | 30.8% | 2019 | |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 30.5% | 2019 | |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 30.5% | 2019 | |
| 160 | Netherlands | 30.5% | 2019 | |
| 161 | Norway | 30.5% | 2019 | |
| 162 | Sweden | 30.2% | 2019 | |
| 163 | Belgium | 30.0% | 2019 | |
| 164 | Rwanda | 29.8% | 2019 | |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 29.8% | 2019 | |
| 166 | Germany | 29.7% | 2019 | |
| 167 | Viet Nam | 29.7% | 2019 | |
| 168 | Malawi | 29.5% | 2019 | |
| 169 | Malta | 29.5% | 2019 | |
| 170 | Australia | 29.3% | 2019 | |
| 171 | Yemen | 29.3% | 2019 | |
| 172 | Thailand | 29.2% | 2019 | |
| 173 | France | 29.1% | 2019 | |
| 174 | Israel | 29.1% | 2019 | |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 28.8% | 2019 | |
| 176 | Laos | 28.5% | 2019 | |
| 177 | Bolivia | 28.3% | 2019 | |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 27.8% | 2019 | |
| 179 | Iceland | 27.5% | 2019 | |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 27.4% | 2019 | |
| 181 | China | 27.3% | 2019 | |
| 182 | Ecuador | 27.2% | 2019 | |
| 183 | Spain | 27.2% | 2019 | |
| 184 | South Korea | 26.7% | 2019 | |
| 185 | North Korea | 26.5% | 2019 | |
| 186 | United Kingdom | 26.4% | 2019 | |
| 187 | Iran | 26.2% | 2019 | |
| 188 | Cambodia | 25.7% | 2019 | |
| 189 | Eritrea | 23.7% | 2019 | |
| 190 | Canada | 22.1% | 2019 | |
| 191 | Switzerland | 21.9% | 2019 | |
| 192 | Peru | 20.7% | 2019 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2019, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2019 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by WHO; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
Earlier years: use the year selector above. Methodology · Coverage and freshness