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Lesotho: Treatment for hypertension

43.60percent · 2019+29.4% since 2009

Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1990 to 2019.

19902019

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201943.6
201842.7
201741.8
201640.9
201540
201439.1
201338.1
201237
201136
201034.9
200933.7
200832.6
200731.4
200630.2
200528.9
200427.7
200326.5
200225.3
200124.2
200023.1
199922.1
199821.2
199720.4
199619.6
199518.9
199418.4
199317.9
199217.4
199117
199016.6

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Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Treatment for hypertension. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-treatment-for-hypertension (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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