Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79) in Laos
Laos: Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79) was 28.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension in Laos, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
Laos recorded 28.5% for prevalence of hypertension in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension in Laos peaked at 28.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1990.
That places Laos 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.0% | — |
| 1991 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 28.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.3%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 28.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.3%, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 27.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension in Laos?
- Prevalence of hypertension in Laos was 28.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for prevalence of hypertension?
- Laos ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.