Prevalence of hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79) by country
Prevalence of hypertension, male, is the percentage of male 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.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
61.6%
Paraguay
Lowest
22.5%
Eritrea
Median
37.1%
Years covered
30
1990–2019
Data points
7,050
What the numbers show
Prevalence of hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 61.6% in Paraguay; the lowest is 22.5% in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.1%, and the mean is 38.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 24.5%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 25.8%).
Prevalence of hypertension, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 61.6% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Hungary | 55.9% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 55.5% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 54.0% | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 54.0% | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 52.6% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 51.6% | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 51.4% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 50.9% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 49.9% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 49.6% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Montenegro | 49.5% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 49.4% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 49.4% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Moldova | 49.3% | 2019 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 16 | Tuvalu | 49.2% | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 49.1% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 49.0% | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 48.9% | 2019 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 20 | Armenia | 48.5% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 48.4% | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 48.3% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 47.9% | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 24 | Grenada | 47.6% | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 47.4% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Russia | 47.3% | 2019 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Brunei | 47.0% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.9% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 46.7% | 2019 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 30 | Georgia | 46.5% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 46.0% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 45.9% | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 32 | Libya | 45.9% | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 34 | Seychelles | 45.8% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 45.7% | 2019 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 36 | Bahamas | 45.5% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Dominica | 45.5% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.1% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Palau | 45.1% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 45.0% | 2019 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 41 | Jamaica | 44.5% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 44.5% | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 43.9% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 43.8% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 45 | Nauru | 43.7% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bhutan | 43.6% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 47 | Kuwait | 43.5% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 43.3% | 2019 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.2% | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 42.6% | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 42.6% | 2019 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 52 | Suriname | 42.4% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 52 | Syria | 42.4% | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 54 | Lebanon | 42.1% | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.9% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 41.9% | 2019 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 41.8% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Pakistan | 41.6% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 58 | Qatar | 41.6% | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 60 | Finland | 41.0% | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 40.9% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine | 40.7% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Malaysia | 40.5% | 2019 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 64 | Kiribati | 40.4% | 2019 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 64 | Niger | 40.4% | 2019 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 66 | Botswana | 40.3% | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 40.3% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 66 | Japan | 40.3% | 2019 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 69 | Bahrain | 40.1% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Barbados | 40.0% | 2019 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 71 | Venezuela | 39.7% | 2019 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 39.6% | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 39.6% | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 72 | Nepal | 39.6% | 2019 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 72 | Tonga | 39.6% | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 39.5% | 2019 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 77 | Italy | 39.1% | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 39.0% | 2019 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 38.8% | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Samoa | 38.6% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 38.3% | 2019 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 82 | Guyana | 38.2% | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 82 | Ireland | 38.2% | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.1% | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 85 | Belize | 38.0% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 85 | Congo | 38.0% | 2019 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 85 | Sudan | 38.0% | 2019 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 38.0% | 2019 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 89 | Haiti | 37.6% | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 37.6% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 37.5% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 92 | Liberia | 37.4% | 2019 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 92 | Eswatini | 37.4% | 2019 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 37.4% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 37.3% | 2019 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 37.2% | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 37.0% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.9% | 2019 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 36.9% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 36.8% | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 36.6% | 2019 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 36.6% | 2019 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 103 | Angola | 36.5% | 2019 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 103 | Fiji | 36.5% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 103 | Greece | 36.5% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 36.3% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 107 | Netherlands | 36.2% | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 36.0% | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | Gabon | 36.0% | 2019 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.0% | 2019 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 111 | Indonesia | 35.9% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 111 | Mauritania | 35.9% | 2019 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 113 | Andorra | 35.7% | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 113 | Cyprus | 35.7% | 2019 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 115 | Egypt | 35.6% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Sweden | 35.6% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 117 | Singapore | 35.4% | 2019 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 35.3% | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 118 | Norway | 35.3% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 120 | Myanmar | 35.2% | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 121 | Chad | 35.1% | 2019 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 122 | Algeria | 35.0% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 122 | Morocco | 35.0% | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 124 | Cameroon | 34.8% | 2019 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 125 | Gambia | 34.7% | 2019 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 125 | Madagascar | 34.7% | 2019 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 125 | Philippines | 34.7% | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 34.5% | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 128 | Tunisia | 34.5% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 130 | Germany | 34.4% | 2019 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 34.4% | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 130 | New Zealand | 34.4% | 2019 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 133 | Mozambique | 34.3% | 2019 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 133 | Togo | 34.3% | 2019 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 135 | Mauritius | 34.2% | 2019 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 136 | France | 34.1% | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 136 | Malta | 34.1% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 136 | United States | 34.1% | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 139 | Belgium | 33.8% | 2019 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 139 | East Timor | 33.8% | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 141 | Spain | 33.5% | 2019 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 142 | Somalia | 33.4% | 2019 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 143 | Honduras | 33.2% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Israel | 33.0% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 144 | Nigeria | 33.0% | 2019 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 146 | Vietnam | 32.9% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mexico | 32.8% | 2019 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 148 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 32.7% | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 148 | Djibouti | 32.7% | 2019 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 150 | Maldives | 32.6% | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 151 | Burundi | 32.5% | 2019 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 152 | Australia | 32.3% | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 152 | South Sudan | 32.3% | 2019 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 154 | Lesotho | 32.1% | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 155 | South Korea | 32.0% | 2019 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 156 | Micronesia (country) | 31.7% | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 157 | India | 31.6% | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 158 | Guatemala | 31.5% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 159 | Ghana | 31.4% | 2019 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 159 | Kenya | 31.4% | 2019 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 159 | El Salvador | 31.4% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Colombia | 31.1% | 2019 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 163 | Iceland | 30.9% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 163 | Tanzania | 30.9% | 2019 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 163 | Uganda | 30.9% | 2019 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 30.8% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 166 | Turkey | 30.8% | 2019 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 168 | Mali | 30.5% | 2019 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 169 | Zambia | 30.3% | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 170 | China | 30.2% | 2019 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 171 | Comoros | 30.0% | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 29.9% | 2019 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 173 | Bolivia | 29.4% | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 174 | Ecuador | 29.2% | 2019 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 29.1% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 175 | Thailand | 29.1% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 175 | Yemen | 29.1% | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 178 | Benin | 28.9% | 2019 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 179 | Rwanda | 28.5% | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 180 | North Korea | 28.1% | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 181 | Malawi | 26.8% | 2019 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 182 | Iran | 26.6% | 2019 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 183 | Switzerland | 26.4% | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 184 | Cambodia | 25.8% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 185 | Laos | 25.6% | 2019 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 25.4% | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 24.9% | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 188 | Ethiopia | 24.5% | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 189 | Canada | 24.3% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 23.5% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 191 | Peru | 22.8% | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 192 | Eritrea | 22.5% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 52.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 44.9%
- Caribbean Small States 41.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 40.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 40.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 40.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 40.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 40.1%
- European Union 39.6%
- Small states 38.6%
- Other small states 38.2%
- High income 37.7%
- Arab World 37.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 36.9%
- Euro area 36.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 36.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 36.5%
- Post-demographic dividend 35.8%
- OECD members 35.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 34.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 34.2%
- World 34.2%
- Pacific island small states 34.0%
- Africa Western and Central 33.9%
- IDA & IBRD total 33.9%
- Upper middle income 33.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 33.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 33.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 33.3%
- Middle income 33.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 33.2%
- Low & middle income 33.2%
- North America 33.1%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 32.9%
- Lower middle income 32.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 32.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 31.9%
- Low income 31.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 31.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 31.3%
About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, male, is the percentage of male 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.