Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Lithuania or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 48.3% against 48.0% in Lithuania as of 2019.

What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Lithuania and Republic of Moldova?

0.3%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Republic of Moldova?

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.

Lithuania vs Republic of Moldova: Prevalence of hypertension

Lithuania

48.0%

in 2019

Republic of Moldova

48.3%

in 2019

Lithuania rank

11th

Republic of Moldova rank

8th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

Lithuania
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 48.3% against 48.0% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 11th and Republic of Moldova ranks 8th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.7%	51.9%	2.8%	Lithuania
2000s	52.2%	50.8%	1.4%	Lithuania
2010s	49.5%	49.4%	0.1%	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Lithuania or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 48.3% against 48.0% in Lithuania as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Lithuania and Republic of Moldova?: 0.3%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Republic of Moldova?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Lithuania and Republic of Moldova rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?: Lithuania ranks 11th and Republic of Moldova ranks 8th of 192 countries.
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.

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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: 03 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.