Hypertension Controlled, Ages 30-79 (%), 2019

The percentage of adults ages 30-70 with hypertension (high blood pressure) who are classified as having their hypertension controlled. Controlled hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure of ≤140 mmHg, a diastolic blood pressure of ≤90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.

Hypertension Controlled, Ages 30-79 (%), 2019

Hypertension Controlled, Ages 30-79 (%), 2019

Geography Hypertension Controlled, Ages 30-79 (%), 2019
WORLD 21
AFRICA 12
NORTHERN AFRICA 15
Algeria 16
Egypt 19
Libya 11
Morocco 10
Sudan 8
Tunisia 15
Western Sahara 0
WESTERN AFRICA 11
Benin 9
Burkina Faso 9
Cabo Verde 14
Cote d'Ivoire 9
Gambia 10
Ghana 19
Guinea 7
Guinea-Bissau 11
Liberia 8
Mali 15
Mauritania 11
Niger 6
Nigeria 11
Senegal 10
Sierra Leone 9
Togo 9
EASTERN AFRICA 8
Burundi 11
Comoros 11
Djibouti 11
Eritrea 13
Ethiopia 6
Kenya 6
Madagascar 6
Malawi 11
Mauritius 35
Mayotte 0
Mozambique 8
Reunion 0
Rwanda 6
Seychelles 27
Somalia 10
South Sudan 11
Tanzania 7
Uganda 8
Zambia 10
Zimbabwe 17
MIDDLE AFRICA 11
Angola 12
Cameroon 8
Central African Republic 6
Chad 11
Congo 10
Congo, Dem. Rep. 12
Equatorial Guinea 11
Gabon 13
Sao Tome and Principe 9
SOUTHERN AFRICA 23
Botswana 19
eSwatini 12
Lesotho 18
Namibia 22
South Africa 24
NORTHERN AMERICA 29
Canada 61
United States 48
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 29
CENTRAL AMERICA 29
Belize 21
Costa Rica 50
El Salvador 39
Guatemala 19
Honduras 33
Mexico 28
Nicaragua 35
Panama 29
CARIBBEAN 22
Antigua and Barbuda 23
Bahamas 22
Barbados 34
Cuba 33
Curacao 0
Dominica 18
Dominican Republic 22
Grenada 19
Guadeloupe 0
Haiti 8
Jamaica 19
Martinique 0
Puerto Rico 23
St. Kitts and Nevis 22
St. Lucia 22
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 30
Argentina 15
Bolivia 26
Brazil 33
Chile 34
Colombia 33
Ecuador 29
French Guiana 0
Guyana 20
Paraguay 13
Peru 22
Suriname 21
Uruguay 29
Venezuela 33
ASIA 16
WESTERN ASIA 24
Armenia 9
Azerbaijan 14
Bahrain 19
Cyprus 33
Georgia 17
Iraq 13
Israel 27
Jordan 32
Kuwait 31
Lebanon 27
Oman 14
Palestinian Territory 19
Qatar 24
Saudi Arabia 21
Syria 21
Turkey 32
United Arab Emirates 20
Yemen 17
CENTRAL ASIA 19
Kazakhstan 31
Kyrgyzstan 10
Tajikistan 7
Turkmenistan 12
Uzbekistan 17
SOUTH ASIA 15
Afghanistan 14
Bangladesh 15
Bhutan 9
India 15
Iran 24
Maldives 15
Nepal 7
Pakistan 11
Sri Lanka 16
SOUTHEAST ASIA 14
Brunei 30
Cambodia 22
Indonesia 4
Laos 14
Malaysia 19
Myanmar 15
Philippines 17
Singapore 38
Thailand 26
Timor-Leste 11
Vietnam 13
EAST ASIA 18
China 16
China, Hong Kong SAR 0
China, Macao SAR 0
Japan 26
Korea, North 23
Korea, South 53
Mongolia 26
Taiwan 0
EUROPE 26
NORTHERN EUROPE 27
Channel Islands 0
Denmark 9
Estonia 16
Finland 28
Iceland 52
Ireland 24
Latvia 17
Lithuania 13
Norway 29
Sweden 20
United Kingdom 30
WESTERN EUROPE 36
Austria 27
Belgium 38
France 28
Germany 45
Liechtenstein 0
Luxembourg 30
Monaco 0
Netherlands 23
Switzerland 37
EASTERN EUROPE 21
Belarus 10
Bulgaria 23
Czechia 36
Hungary 23
Moldova 8
Poland 32
Romania 30
Russia 18
Slovakia 35
Ukraine 14
SOUTHERN EUROPE 29
Albania 8
Andorra 33
Bosnia-Herzegovina 17
Croatia 20
Greece 33
Italy 28
Kosovo 0
Malta 45
Montenegro 23
North Macedonia 23
Portugal 45
San Marino 0
Serbia 25
Slovenia 23
Spain 31
OCEANIA 23
Australia 26
Federated States of Micronesia 14
Fiji 13
French Polynesia 0
Guam 0
Kiribati 7
Marshall Islands 15
Nauru 15
New Caledonia 0
New Zealand 27
Palau 14
Papua New Guinea 10
Samoa 10
Solomon Islands 7
Tonga 10
Tuvalu 6
Vanuatu 5
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Geography Hypertension Controlled, Ages 30-79 (%), 2019
WORLD 21
AFRICA 12
NORTHERN AFRICA 15
Algeria 16
Egypt 19
Libya 11
Morocco 10
Sudan 8
Tunisia 15
Western Sahara 0
WESTERN AFRICA 11
Benin 9
Burkina Faso 9
Cabo Verde 14
Cote d'Ivoire 9
Gambia 10
Ghana 19
Guinea 7
Guinea-Bissau 11
Liberia 8
Mali 15
Mauritania 11
Niger 6
Nigeria 11
Senegal 10
Sierra Leone 9
Togo 9
EASTERN AFRICA 8
Burundi 11
Comoros 11
Djibouti 11
Eritrea 13
Ethiopia 6
Kenya 6
Madagascar 6
Malawi 11
Mauritius 35
Mayotte 0
Mozambique 8
Reunion 0
Rwanda 6
Seychelles 27
Somalia 10
South Sudan 11
Tanzania 7
Uganda 8
Zambia 10
Zimbabwe 17
MIDDLE AFRICA 11
Angola 12
Cameroon 8
Central African Republic 6
Chad 11
Congo 10
Congo, Dem. Rep. 12
Equatorial Guinea 11
Gabon 13
Sao Tome and Principe 9
SOUTHERN AFRICA 23
Botswana 19
eSwatini 12
Lesotho 18
Namibia 22
South Africa 24
NORTHERN AMERICA 29
Canada 61
United States 48
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 29
CENTRAL AMERICA 29
Belize 21
Costa Rica 50
El Salvador 39
Guatemala 19
Honduras 33
Mexico 28
Nicaragua 35
Panama 29
CARIBBEAN 22
Antigua and Barbuda 23
Bahamas 22
Barbados 34
Cuba 33
Curacao 0
Dominica 18
Dominican Republic 22
Grenada 19
Guadeloupe 0
Haiti 8
Jamaica 19
Martinique 0
Puerto Rico 23
St. Kitts and Nevis 22
St. Lucia 22
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21
Trinidad and Tobago 21
SOUTH AMERICA 30
Argentina 15
Bolivia 26
Brazil 33
Chile 34
Colombia 33
Ecuador 29
French Guiana 0
Guyana 20
Paraguay 13
Peru 22
Suriname 21
Uruguay 29
Venezuela 33
ASIA 16
WESTERN ASIA 24
Armenia 9
Azerbaijan 14
Bahrain 19
Cyprus 33
Georgia 17
Iraq 13
Israel 27
Jordan 32
Kuwait 31
Lebanon 27
Oman 14
Palestinian Territory 19
Qatar 24
Saudi Arabia 21
Syria 21
Turkey 32
United Arab Emirates 20
Yemen 17
CENTRAL ASIA 19
Kazakhstan 31
Kyrgyzstan 10
Tajikistan 7
Turkmenistan 12
Uzbekistan 17
SOUTH ASIA 15
Afghanistan 14
Bangladesh 15
Bhutan 9
India 15
Iran 24
Maldives 15
Nepal 7
Pakistan 11
Sri Lanka 16
SOUTHEAST ASIA 14
Brunei 30
Cambodia 22
Indonesia 4
Laos 14
Malaysia 19
Myanmar 15
Philippines 17
Singapore 38
Thailand 26
Timor-Leste 11
Vietnam 13
EAST ASIA 18
China 16
China, Hong Kong SAR 0
China, Macao SAR 0
Japan 26
Korea, North 23
Korea, South 53
Mongolia 26
Taiwan 0
EUROPE 26
NORTHERN EUROPE 27
Channel Islands 0
Denmark 9
Estonia 16
Finland 28
Iceland 52
Ireland 24
Latvia 17
Lithuania 13
Norway 29
Sweden 20
United Kingdom 30
WESTERN EUROPE 36
Austria 27
Belgium 38
France 28
Germany 45
Liechtenstein 0
Luxembourg 30
Monaco 0
Netherlands 23
Switzerland 37
EASTERN EUROPE 21
Belarus 10
Bulgaria 23
Czechia 36
Hungary 23
Moldova 8
Poland 32
Romania 30
Russia 18
Slovakia 35
Ukraine 14
SOUTHERN EUROPE 29
Albania 8
Andorra 33
Bosnia-Herzegovina 17
Croatia 20
Greece 33
Italy 28
Kosovo 0
Malta 45
Montenegro 23
North Macedonia 23
Portugal 45
San Marino 0
Serbia 25
Slovenia 23
Spain 31
OCEANIA 23
Australia 26
Federated States of Micronesia 14
Fiji 13
French Polynesia 0
Guam 0
Kiribati 7
Marshall Islands 15
Nauru 15
New Caledonia 0
New Zealand 27
Palau 14
Papua New Guinea 10
Samoa 10
Solomon Islands 7
Tonga 10
Tuvalu 6
Vanuatu 5

Endnotes

Updated

9/11/2024

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