Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas
Bahamas: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 44.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas stood at 44.5. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas peaked at 44.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.7, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.7 | — |
| 1991 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.2 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.7 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 40 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.3 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.6 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.4 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.7 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.1 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.5 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42.8 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.1 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.6 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.8 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.9 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 44 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.2 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.4 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.5 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.64 | 37.7 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.55 | 40 | 43.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.02 | 43.4 | 44.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 28 Brazil 45 compare
- 29 Georgia 44.5 compare
- 31 Seychelles 44.3 compare
- 31 Russian Federation 44.3 compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.7291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Bahamas was 44.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Bahamas ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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