Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lesotho
Lesotho: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 36.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
36.8
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
96th
of 193 countries
All-time high
38.5
in 2009
All-time low
35
in 1995
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lesotho, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lesotho stood at 36.8.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lesotho peaked at 38.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35, in 1995.
Lesotho ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.3 | — |
| 1991 | 36 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.7 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 35.5 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.2 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 35 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.4 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.7 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 36 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.4 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.7 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.1 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.5 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.8 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38.1 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.3 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 38 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.8 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.6 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.2 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.9 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.8 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.51 | 35 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.48 | 36 | 38.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.56 | 36.8 | 38.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lesotho?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Lesotho was 36.8 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Lesotho ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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