Barbados vs Upper middle income: Treatment for hypertension
Barbados
60.5%
in 2019
Upper middle income
41.5%
in 2019
Barbados rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Barbados
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 60.5% against 41.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 192 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.5% | 21.3% | 17.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 31.9% | 19.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 40.1% | 19.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Barbados or Upper middle income?
- Barbados, at 60.5% against 41.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Barbados and Upper middle income?
- 19.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Upper middle income rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Barbados ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.