Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho
Lesotho: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 40.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho is 40.1, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho peaked at 40.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37, in 1995.
That places Lesotho 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.2 | — |
| 1991 | 37.2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37.1 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 37.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.8 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.1 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.4 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.8 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.1 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.5 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.1 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.3 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.6 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.5 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.4 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.3 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.2 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.1 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2 | 37 | 37.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.24 | 37.8 | 40.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.44 | 40.1 | 40.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Lesotho was 40.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Lesotho ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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