Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados
Barbados: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 41.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados stood at 41.8. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados peaked at 41.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.8, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 57th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.8 | — |
| 1991 | 36.9 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 38 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.2 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.5 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.6 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.1 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.4 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.7 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.9 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.1 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.3 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.5 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.7 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.46 | 36.8 | 38.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7 | 38.5 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.49 | 41.1 | 41.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Barbados was 41.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Barbados ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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