Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland

Ireland: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 35.3 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.2
in 1990
All-time low
35.2
in 2016
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 40.21991: 401992: 39.71993: 39.51994: 39.31995: 39.11996: 38.81997: 38.61998: 38.41999: 38.22000: 38.12001: 37.82002: 37.52003: 37.22004: 372005: 36.82006: 36.62007: 36.42008: 36.22009: 362010: 35.82011: 35.72012: 35.52013: 35.42014: 35.32015: 35.32016: 35.22017: 35.22018: 35.32019: 35.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland stood at 35.3.

That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland peaked at 40.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.2, in 2016.

That places Ireland 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 40.2
1991 40 -0.5%
1992 39.7 -0.7%
1993 39.5 -0.5%
1994 39.3 -0.5%
1995 39.1 -0.5%
1996 38.8 -0.8%
1997 38.6 -0.5%
1998 38.4 -0.5%
1999 38.2 -0.5%
2000 38.1 -0.3%
2001 37.8 -0.8%
2002 37.5 -0.8%
2003 37.2 -0.8%
2004 37 -0.5%
2005 36.8 -0.5%
2006 36.6 -0.5%
2007 36.4 -0.5%
2008 36.2 -0.5%
2009 36 -0.6%
2010 35.8 -0.6%
2011 35.7 -0.3%
2012 35.5 -0.6%
2013 35.4 -0.3%
2014 35.3 -0.3%
2015 35.3 +0.0%
2016 35.2 -0.3%
2017 35.2 +0.0%
2018 35.3 +0.3%
2019 35.3 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.18 38.2 40.2 10
2000s 36.96 36 38.1 10
2010s 35.4 35.2 35.8 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 109 Congo 35.7 compare
  2. 109 Liberia 35.7 compare
  3. 111 Nepal 35.5 compare
  4. 112 Kuwait 35.3 compare
  5. 112 Andorra 35.3 compare
  6. 115 Mozambique 35.2 compare
  7. 115 Belize 35.2 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland was 35.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 40.2 in 1990.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 35.2 in 2016.
How does Ireland rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Ireland ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hypertension-among-adults-aged-30-79-years-prevalence-crude/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hypertension-among-adults-aged-30-79-years-prevalence-crude/ireland/">Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed