Bahamas vs Barbados: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Bahamas
43.6%
in 2019
Barbados
43.3%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
29th
Barbados rank
32nd
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 43.6% against 43.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 29th and Barbados ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 37.8% | 0.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 40.2% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.7% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 43.6% against 43.3% in Barbados as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Bahamas ranks 29th and Barbados ranks 32nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, female, is the percentage of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.