Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas
Bahamas: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 45.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas stood at 45.1. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas peaked at 45.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.1, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.1 | — |
| 1991 | 34.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.4 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.6 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.9 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.2 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.5 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 35.9 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 36.4 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 36.9 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 37.3 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 37.7 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.1 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 38.6 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.2 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 39.6 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.5 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 40.9 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.8 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 42.3 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 42.7 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 43.1 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 43.5 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 43.9 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.3 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.7 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.1 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.93 | 34.1 | 36.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.88 | 36.9 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.27 | 41.3 | 45.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Bahamas was 45.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Bahamas ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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