Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Barbados
43.3%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
43.4%
in 2019
Barbados rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
31st
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 43.4% against 43.3% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 40.5% | 2.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 43.3% | 3.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 43.9% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 43.4% against 43.3% in Barbados as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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.