Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Dominica
Dominica: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 47.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48
in 2011
All-time low
41.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Dominica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 47.7 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Dominica peaked at 48 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.4, in 1990.
That places Dominica 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.4 | — |
| 1991 | 41.7 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 42.3 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.6 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 43 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.3 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.6 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 43.9 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 44.2 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 44.6 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 44.9 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.3 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.7 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.1 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.5 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.9 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.2 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47.5 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.7 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.9 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.9 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.8 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.7 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8 | 41.4 | 44.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.24 | 44.6 | 47.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.87 | 47.7 | 48 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Dominica?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Dominica was 47.7 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2011.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 in 1990.
- How does Dominica rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Dominica ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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