Bahamas vs High income: Prevalence of hypertension
Bahamas
44.5%
in 2019
High income
33.5%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
29th
High income rank
27th
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Bahamas
- High income
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 44.5% against 33.5% in High income, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.
Bahamas ranks 29th and High income ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and High income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 38.8% | 0.2% | High income |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 36.7% | 4.9% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 34.5% | 9.5% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Bahamas or High income?
- Bahamas, at 44.5% against 33.5% in High income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Bahamas and High income?
- 11.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and High income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and High income rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Bahamas ranks 29th and High income ranks 27th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension (% of 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 is the percentage of 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.