Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lebanon
Lebanon: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 37.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lebanon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 37.5 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lebanon peaked at 37.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 1996.
That places Lebanon 86th 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, crude in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.5 | — |
| 1991 | 36.1 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 35.7 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 35.3 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 35 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 34.8 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 34.7 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 36 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 36.4 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 36.8 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.5 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.4 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.3 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.4 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.26 | 34.7 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.39 | 35 | 37.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.45 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lebanon?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lebanon was 37.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 1996.
- How does Lebanon rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Lebanon ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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