Hypertension in Lithuania
In Lithuania, 48.0% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Lithuania, 2019
48.0%
Change from 2018
−0.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019
33.8%
Position in 2019
11th of 192
Hypertension in Lithuania over time
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Lithuania
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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.
| Period | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.0% |
| 2018 | 48.4% |
| 2017 | 48.7% |
| 2016 | 49.0% |
| 2015 | 49.3% |
| 2014 | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3% |
| 2011 | 50.7% |
| 2010 | 51.0% |
| 2009 | 51.2% |
| 2008 | 51.5% |
| 2007 | 51.7% |
| 2006 | 52.0% |
| 2005 | 52.2% |
| 2004 | 52.3% |
| 2003 | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 52.7% |
| 2001 | 52.9% |
| 2000 | 53.1% |
| 1999 | 53.4% |
| 1998 | 53.6% |
| 1997 | 53.9% |
| 1996 | 54.2% |
| 1995 | 54.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 48.4% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 51.2%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Lithuania has the 11th highest value.
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