Raised blood pressure

Prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension (SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg) among adults aged 30-79, 2019. All adults

Key

< 20%
20-25%
25-30%
30-35%
≥ 35%

Africa region

  • Sao Tome and Principe: 40.9%
  • Central African Republic: 39%
  • Niger: 39%
  • Cabo Verde: 37.9%
  • Guinea: 37.9%

Americas region

  • Paraguay: 49.2%
  • Argentina: 40.4%
  • Haiti: 39.4%
  • Dominica: 39.3%
  • Dominican Republic: 38.5%

Eastern Mediterranean region

  • Iraq: 41.7%
  • Oman: 39.3%
  • Pakistan: 38.3%
  • Libya: 38%
  • Sudan: 37.5%

European region

  • Moldova: 44.3%
  • Belarus: 44.2%
  • Tajikistan: 43.4%
  • Armenia: 43.2%
  • Lithuania: 41.9%

South-East Asia region

  • Bhutan: 39.6%
  • Indonesia: 38.5%
  • Nepal: 33.5%
  • Myanmar: 32.2%
  • Timor-Leste: 31.3%

Western Pacific region

  • Tuvalu: 47.4%
  • Kiribati: 39.5%
  • Tonga: 39.2%
  • Palau: 38.1%
  • Vanuatu: 37.6%

Source: World Health Organization. 2024. Hypertension: raised blood pressure (uncontrolled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 years (%). Global Health Observatory. https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-raised-blood-pressure-among-adults-30-79-years [Accessed 16.03.26]

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