Barbados vs World: Prevalence of hypertension, female
Barbados
43.3%
in 2019
World
31.5%
in 2019
Barbados rank
32nd
World rank
30th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Barbados
- World
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 43.3% against 31.5% in World, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and World ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 31.8% | 6.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 32.5% | 7.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 32.1% | 10.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Barbados or World?
- Barbados, at 43.3% against 31.5% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Barbados and World?
- 11.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and World rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and World ranks 30th 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.