Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Europe & Central Asia or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 48.0% against 36.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lithuania?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Lithuania: Prevalence of hypertension

Europe & Central Asia

36.7%

in 2019

Lithuania

48.0%

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia rank

14th

Lithuania rank

11th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Europe & Central Asia
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 48.0% against 36.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Lithuania ranks 11th of 43 groups.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.5%	54.7%	11.2%	Lithuania
2000s	41.1%	52.2%	11.1%	Lithuania
2010s	38.2%	49.5%	11.3%	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Europe & Central Asia or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 48.0% against 36.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Europe & Central Asia and Lithuania?: 11.3%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lithuania?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Lithuania rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Lithuania ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia vs Lithuania: Prevalence of hypertension. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-hypertension-percent-of-adults-ages-30-79/europe-and-central-asia/lithuania/

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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-hypertension-percent-of-adults-ages-30-79/europe-and-central-asia/lithuania/">Europe & Central Asia vs Lithuania: Prevalence of hypertension</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79)
Unit: % of adults ages 30-79
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of 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.