Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Jamaica
Jamaica: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 46.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
46.3
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
46.3
in 2019
All-time low
37.5
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Jamaica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Jamaica stood at 46.3. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Jamaica peaked at 46.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5 | — |
| 1991 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.5 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 39.9 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 40.3 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.7 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.1 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 42.1 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.6 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.5 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 43.9 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 44.3 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.9 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 45.1 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.3 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.7 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.1 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 46.3 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.44 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.87 | 39.9 | 43.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.37 | 44.3 | 46.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 15 Tajikistan 46.8 compare
- 16 Grenada 46.6 compare
- 17 Brunei Darussalam 46.4 compare
- 19 Serbia 46.1 compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 45.7 compare
- 21 Oman 45.6 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Jamaica?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Jamaica was 46.3 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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