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Botswana vs Latvia: Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79

Botswana
44.1
in 2019
Latvia
43.9
in 2019
Botswana rank
35th
Latvia rank
38th

Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 over time

  • Botswana
  • Latvia
01020304050199020042019

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 44.1 against 43.9 in Latvia, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Botswana ranks 35th and Latvia ranks 38th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,820 data points, 1990–2019
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Estimated share of the population with hypertension, based on population representative surveys and statistical modeling. Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.