Barbados vs Nauru: Prevalence of hypertension
Barbados
41.8%
in 2019
Nauru
41.8%
in 2019
Barbados rank
57th
Nauru rank
57th
Prevalence of hypertension over time
- Barbados
- Nauru
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 41.8% against 41.8% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.
Barbados ranks 57th and Nauru ranks 57th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 36.7% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.9% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 39.9% | 1.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Barbados or Nauru?
- Barbados, at 41.8% against 41.8% in Nauru as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Barbados and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nauru?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Nauru rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
- Barbados ranks 57th and Nauru ranks 57th 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.