Hypertension in Lesotho

In Lesotho, 40.1% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2007.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Lesotho, 2019 40.1% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 −0.1percentage points 2018: 40.2%
Position in 2019 77th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Lesotho 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 Lesotho
2019 40.1%
2018 40.2%
2017 40.3%
2016 40.4%
2015 40.5%
2014 40.5%
2013 40.6%
2012 40.6%
2011 40.6%
2010 40.6%
2009 40.5%
2008 40.3%
2007 40.1%
2006 39.8%
2005 39.5%
2004 39.1%
2003 38.8%
2002 38.4%
2001 38.1%
2000 37.8%
1999 37.6%
1998 37.4%
1997 37.2%
1996 37.1%
1995 37.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.2% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 40.5%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Lesotho has the 77th 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 Lesotho
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