Global Disease Population Statistics · Heart & vessels · 2026-10-18

Hypertension

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Global hypertension population

adults aged 30–79 · 2024 · estimate

Prevalence33%
Unaware44% (≈600 million)
Diagnosed & treated44% (≈630 million)
Controlled23% (≈320 million)

WHO fact sheet (updated Sept 2025): about 1.4 billion adults aged 30–79 had hypertension in 2024 (650 million in 1990), two-thirds in low- and middle-income countries; 44% are unaware and only 23% are controlled. Country figures (map below) are WHO GHO / NCD-RisC 2019 modelled estimates, defined as SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥90 mmHg or on medication.

Sources: WHO Fact sheet: Hypertension (2025-09-25) · NCD-RisC, Lancet 2021 (1.28 billion in 2019)

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Colour = Prevalence:<30%30–40%>40%· Grey = no WHO data for that country (not estimated)

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Among adults 30–79 with hypertension in that country: share who know they have it, share on medication, share controlled below 140/90 (WHO GHO / NCD-RisC 2019).

Definition and age band

Adults 30–79; SBP ≥140 or DBP ≥90 mmHg or on antihypertensive medication; crude prevalence, 2019 modelled estimates.

Sources

Country figures come from the WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO) public API and are modelled estimates (NCD-RisC, WHO hepatitis programme) with differing years; Taiwan is outside the WHO system and is entered manually from HPA/CDC publications, flagged as such. GHO data fetched: 2026-10-18. WHO GHO · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_C · NCD_HYP_DIAGNOSIS_C · NCD_HYP_TREATMENT_C · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_C

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Country/territory	Prevalence	Estimated people	Diagnosed	Treated	Controlled	Year
Russia	47.8%	—	75.8%	52.1%	17.8%	2019
Brazil	45.2%	—	67.5%	62.1%	33.4%	2019
Italy	42.4%	—	66.4%	59.4%	29.8%	2019
South Africa	41.3%	—	50.7%	43.6%	22%	2019
Japan	40.4%	—	72.3%	56.2%	31.7%	2019
Indonesia	39.2%	—	35%	18.3%	4.4%	2019
Malaysia	39.1%	—	48.2%	41.6%	18.7%	2019
Germany	37.6%	—	74.7%	67.1%	47.4%	2019
United States	36.9%	—	82.1%	72.4%	49%	2019
France	36.9%	—	68.2%	57.2%	29.8%	2019
Egypt	35.8%	—	51.6%	42.3%	18.4%	2019
Singapore	35.1%	—	67.5%	62.3%	38.8%	2019
Australia	33.5%	—	62.2%	51.6%	27.8%	2019
Spain	32.9%	—	68.5%	57.4%	32.8%	2019
Turkey	32.9%	—	62.1%	57.9%	32.4%	2019
Philippines	32.5%	—	51.2%	34.3%	16.5%	2019
Nigeria	32.3%	—	44.8%	27.3%	10.5%	2019
Thailand	32.1%	—	55.2%	46.4%	27.3%	2019
United Kingdom	31.7%	—	62.8%	52.2%	32.8%	2019
Mexico	31.4%	—	57.1%	49.3%	27.5%	2019
South Korea	31%	—	74.7%	74.7%	55.4%	2019
India	30.1%	—	35.5%	29%	14.4%	2019
Mainland China	29.1%	—	52.7%	40.4%	16.1%	2019
Saudi Arabia	28.3%	—	45.1%	35.4%	18.6%	2019
Canada	27.6%	—	79.6%	76.1%	62.4%	2019
Taiwan ※	26.8% ※	5,290,000	—	—	—	2017–2020

※ Different definition/age band — not directly comparable with other countries on the map

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