Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon
Lebanon: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 47.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
76th
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.7%
in 2019
All-time low
26.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon stood at 47.7%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon peaked at 47.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1990.
That places Lebanon 76th 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.5% | — |
| 1991 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 47.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.3%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 47.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 26.5% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 43.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.7% compare
- 74 Grenada 48.1% compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 48.0% compare
- 77 Guyana 47.2% compare
- 78 Dominica 46.9% compare
- 79 Netherlands 46.6% compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon?
- Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Lebanon was 47.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- How does Lebanon rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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