Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 42.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Trinidad and Tobago is 42.4, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 42.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 1990.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.4 | — |
| 1991 | 35.5 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.8 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.9 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.4 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.1 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.7 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.1 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 38.4 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.9 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 39.3 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.7 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.4 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.7 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.2 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.7 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.9 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.1 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.2 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.03 | 35.4 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.71 | 37.1 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.62 | 40.7 | 42.4 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Trinidad and Tobago was 42.4 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 1990.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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