Name: Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79)
Creator: Health Nutrition and Population Statistics

Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.

Hypertension prevalence among adults by country in 2019 (prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79))

In 2019, Paraguay had the highest value (56.4) among 192 countries, while Peru had the lowest (20.7).

#	Country	Value	Change
1	Paraguay	56.4	0.0%
2	Tuvalu	50.4	+1.0%
3	Poland	49.2	+0.6%
3	Belarus	49.2	-0.2%
5	Dominican Republic	49.1	0.0%
6	Croatia	48.4	+0.2%
6	Romania	48.4	+0.2%
8	Moldova	48.3	-0.4%
8	Hungary	48.3	-0.2%
10	Iraq	48.1	0.0%
11	Lithuania	48	-0.8%
12	Dominica	47.7	0.0%
13	Argentina	47.5	+0.8%
14	Armenia	47.3	0.0%
15	Tajikistan	46.8	0.0%
16	Grenada	46.6	0.0%
17	Brunei Darussalam	46.4	+0.7%
18	Jamaica	46.3	+0.4%
19	Serbia	46.1	0.0%
20	Uzbekistan	45.7	+1.6%
21	Oman	45.6	-0.7%
22	Slovenia	45.3	0.0%
23	Bulgaria	45.2	0.0%
24	North Macedonia	45.1	0.0%
24	St. Kitts and Nevis	45.1	0.0%
24	Sao Tome and Principe	45.1	-0.4%
24	Montenegro	45.1	0.0%
28	Brazil	45	-0.2%
29	Georgia	44.5	-0.2%
29	Bahamas, The	44.5	+0.2%
192	Peru	20.7	+1.0%

Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79)

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Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79)

Hypertension prevalence among adults by country in 2019 (prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79))

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