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

Latest (2019)
28.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
177th
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.5
in 2019
All-time low
26
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 261991: 26.11992: 26.11993: 26.21994: 26.31995: 26.41996: 26.51997: 26.61998: 26.71999: 26.92000: 272001: 27.22002: 27.42003: 27.62004: 27.82005: 282006: 28.12007: 28.22008: 28.32009: 28.42010: 28.42011: 28.32012: 28.32013: 28.22014: 28.22015: 28.22016: 28.32017: 28.42018: 28.42019: 28.5

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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