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Age-standardised prevalence of hypertension in EU countries in 2015

  • Dataset | 23 Feb 2021

Age-standardised prevalence of hypertension (SBP≥140 or DBP ≥90) in adults in EU countries in 2015 based on measured blood pressure

Source: WHO Data Platform

  Total Males (%) Females (%)
Belgium 17.5 22.4 12.6
Bulgaria 28.4 33.6 23.0
Czechia 27.9 34.4 21.2
Denmark 20.6 26.5 14.8
Germany 19.9 24.3 15.5
Estonia 27.4 34.3 20.9
Ireland 19.7 22.8 16.5
Greece 19.1 22.8 15.4
Spain 19.2 23.5 14.7
France 22.0 27.7 16.4
Croatia 32.4 38.4 26.3
Italy 21.2 25.2 17.1
Cyprus 19.8 23.9 15.5
Latvia 29.4 36.4 22.9
Lithuania 29.3 36.1 23.1
Luxembourg 21.9 27.8 15.9
Hungary 30.0 36.1 24.0
Malta 19.4 24.3 14.3
Netherlands 18.7 23.1 14.3
Austria 21.0 25.2 16.8
Poland 28.7 34.6 23.0
Portugal 24.4 29.3 19.6
Romania 30.0 34.7 25.2
Slovenia 30.5 35.8 24.9
Slovakia 28.5 34.3 22.8
Finland 19.4 24.0 14.7
Sweden 19.3 24.1 14.4
EU average 23.9 29.1 18.7
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