Hypertension Prevalence by Country
As of 2019, Paraguay leads globally in hypertension prevalence at 56.4%, followed by Tuvalu, Poland, Belarus. At the lower end, Peru, Switzerland, Canada rank among the lowest. The global median is 38.0% (Guinea-Bissau). This indicator falls under the "Health" category and is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory. Data is available for 192 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Hypertension Prevalence | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paraguay | 56.4% | 2019 |
| 2 |  Tuvalu | 50.4% | 2019 |
| 3 |  Poland | 49.2% | 2019 |
| 4 |  Belarus | 49.2% | 2019 |
| 5 |  Dominican Republic | 49.1% | 2019 |
| 6 |  Croatia | 48.4% | 2019 |
| 7 |  Romania | 48.4% | 2019 |
| 8 |  Moldova | 48.3% | 2019 |
| 9 |  Hungary | 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 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 45.1% | 2019 |
| 26 |  North Macedonia | 45.1% | 2019 |
| 27 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 45.1% | 2019 |
| 28 |  Brazil | 45.0% | 2019 |
| 29 |  Georgia | 44.5% | 2019 |
| 30 |  Bahamas | 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 |  South Africa | 44.1% | 2019 |
| 36 |  Botswana | 44.1% | 2019 |
| 37 |  Cabo Verde | 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 | 42.6% | 2019 |
| 51 |  Eswatini | 42.5% | 2019 |
| 52 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 42.4% | 2019 |
| 53 |  Uruguay | 42.4% | 2019 |
| 54 |  Zimbabwe | 42.3% | 2019 |
| 55 |  Kiribati | 42.3% | 2019 |
| 56 |  Kazakhstan | 41.9% | 2019 |
| 57 |  Albania | 41.8% | 2019 |
| 58 |  Barbados | 41.8% | 2019 |
| 59 |  Nauru | 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 |  Qatar | 40.9% | 2019 |
| 67 |  Guinea | 40.9% | 2019 |
| 68 |  Kyrgyzstan | 40.9% | 2019 |
| 69 |  Sudan | 40.8% | 2019 |
| 70 |  Sierra Leone | 40.8% | 2019 |
| 71 |  Malaysia | 40.8% | 2019 |
| 72 |  Senegal | 40.5% | 2019 |
| 73 |  Kuwait | 40.5% | 2019 |
| 74 |  Indonesia | 40.3% | 2019 |
| 75 |  Estonia | 40.2% | 2019 |
| 76 |  Afghanistan | 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 |  St. Lucia | 39.8% | 2019 |
| 82 |  Vanuatu | 39.5% | 2019 |
| 83 |  Venezuela | 39.4% | 2019 |
| 84 |  Liberia | 39.4% | 2019 |
| 85 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.3% | 2019 |
| 86 |  West Bank and Gaza | 39.1% | 2019 |
| 87 |  Turkmenistan | 39.0% | 2019 |
| 88 |  Bahrain | 38.7% | 2019 |
| 89 |  Angola | 38.7% | 2019 |
| 90 |  Fiji | 38.6% | 2019 |
| 91 |  Mozambique | 38.6% | 2019 |
| 92 |  Samoa | 38.3% | 2019 |
| 93 |  Egypt | 38.2% | 2019 |
| 94 |  Lebanon | 38.1% | 2019 |
| 95 |  Equatorial Guinea | 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 |  Myanmar | 37.8% | 2019 |
| 101 |  Costa Rica | 37.8% | 2019 |
| 102 |  Jordan | 37.7% | 2019 |
| 103 |  The 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 |  Panama | 36.1% | 2019 |
| 110 |  Chile | 36.1% | 2019 |
| 111 |  Nigeria | 36.1% | 2019 |
| 112 |  Somalia | 36.1% | 2019 |
| 113 |  Nepal | 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 |  DR Congo | 34.3% | 2019 |
| 124 |  South Sudan | 34.2% | 2019 |
| 125 |  Djibouti | 34.2% | 2019 |
| 126 |  Burundi | 34.2% | 2019 |
| 127 |  Maldives | 34.1% | 2019 |
| 128 |  Saudi Arabia | 34.0% | 2019 |
| 129 |  Honduras | 33.9% | 2019 |
| 130 |  Ghana | 33.9% | 2019 |
| 131 |  Austria | 33.8% | 2019 |
| 132 |  Italy | 33.8% | 2019 |
| 133 |  Philippines | 33.8% | 2019 |
| 134 |  Kenya | 33.2% | 2019 |
| 135 |  Tanzania | 33.2% | 2019 |
| 136 |  Comoros | 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 |  Portugal | 32.3% | 2019 |
| 143 |  Ireland | 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 |  Netherlands | 30.5% | 2019 |
| 159 |  Norway | 30.5% | 2019 |
| 160 |  Burkina Faso | 30.5% | 2019 |
| 161 |  Luxembourg | 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 |  Vietnam | 29.7% | 2019 |
| 168 |  Malawi | 29.5% | 2019 |
| 169 |  Malta | 29.5% | 2019 |
| 170 |  Yemen | 29.3% | 2019 |
| 171 |  Australia | 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 |  Spain | 27.2% | 2019 |
| 183 |  Ecuador | 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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest hypertension prevalence in 2019?
Paraguay ranks #1 with hypertension prevalence of 56.4% as of 2019, based on data from the WHO Global Health Observatory.
Which country has the lowest hypertension prevalence?
Peru ranks last (#192) with 20.7% as of 2019.
What is the global median for hypertension prevalence?
The median value is 38.0% (Guinea-Bissau, ranked #97 out of 192 countries).
How many countries report data for hypertension prevalence?
192 countries have available data for hypertension prevalence. Data is sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory and updated regularly.
What category does hypertension prevalence belong to?
Hypertension Prevalence is classified under the "Health" category. Statistics of the World tracks 335 indicators across 27 categories.
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