Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 28.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 28.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 28.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1990.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 | — |
| 1991 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.2 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.4 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.8 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 28 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.38 | 26 | 26.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8 | 27 | 28.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.32 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 28.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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