Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 39.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saint Lucia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 39.8 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saint Lucia peaked at 39.8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.2, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 80th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2 | — |
| 1991 | 35.4 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 35.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.7 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.9 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 36 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.4 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.5 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.8 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.2 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.5 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.8 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.6 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.8 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 39 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.3 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.4 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 39.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.5 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.6 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.7 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.84 | 35.2 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9 | 36.8 | 39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.52 | 39.2 | 39.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saint Lucia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Saint Lucia was 39.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8 in 2018.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Saint Lucia ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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