Hypertension in Laos

In Laos, 28.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Laos, 2019 28.5% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.1percentage points 2018: 28.4%
Position in 2019 176th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Laos over time

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% of adults aged 30 to 79. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) (% of adults aged 30 to 79), 1995 to 2019
Period Laos
2019 28.5%
2018 28.4%
2017 28.4%
2016 28.3%
2015 28.2%
2014 28.2%
2013 28.2%
2012 28.3%
2011 28.3%
2010 28.4%
2009 28.4%
2008 28.3%
2007 28.2%
2006 28.1%
2005 28.0%
2004 27.8%
2003 27.6%
2002 27.4%
2001 27.2%
2000 27.0%
1999 26.9%
1998 26.7%
1997 26.6%
1996 26.5%
1995 26.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 28.4% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 28.4%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Laos has the 176th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2019 for Laos
Provider update
20 August 2021
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory