Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon
Lebanon: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 53.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
53.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
99th
of 193 countries
All-time high
53.7%
in 2019
All-time low
36.0%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon stood at 53.7%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon peaked at 53.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1990.
Lebanon ranks 99th 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: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.0% | — |
| 1991 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 53.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 53.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 48.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon was 53.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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