Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados

Barbados: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 47.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
47.5
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.5
in 2019
All-time low
35.7
in 1992
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados, 1990–2019

010203040501990200420191990: 35.91991: 35.81992: 35.71993: 35.81994: 35.91995: 36.11996: 36.41997: 36.81998: 37.31999: 37.82000: 38.42001: 38.92002: 39.32003: 39.82004: 40.32005: 40.92006: 41.52007: 42.12008: 42.82009: 43.42010: 442011: 44.42012: 44.82013: 45.22014: 45.62015: 45.92016: 46.32017: 46.72018: 47.12019: 47.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados stood at 47.5. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados peaked at 47.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.7, in 1992.

Barbados ranks 26th 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 Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 35.9
1991 35.8 -0.3%
1992 35.7 -0.3%
1993 35.8 +0.3%
1994 35.9 +0.3%
1995 36.1 +0.6%
1996 36.4 +0.8%
1997 36.8 +1.1%
1998 37.3 +1.4%
1999 37.8 +1.3%
2000 38.4 +1.6%
2001 38.9 +1.3%
2002 39.3 +1.0%
2003 39.8 +1.3%
2004 40.3 +1.3%
2005 40.9 +1.5%
2006 41.5 +1.5%
2007 42.1 +1.4%
2008 42.8 +1.7%
2009 43.4 +1.4%
2010 44 +1.4%
2011 44.4 +0.9%
2012 44.8 +0.9%
2013 45.2 +0.9%
2014 45.6 +0.9%
2015 45.9 +0.7%
2016 46.3 +0.9%
2017 46.7 +0.9%
2018 47.1 +0.9%
2019 47.5 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.35 35.7 37.8 10
2000s 40.74 38.4 43.4 10
2010s 45.75 44 47.5 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

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  2. 24 Russian Federation 47.8 compare
  3. 25 Grenada 47.6 compare
  4. 26 Slovakia 47.5 compare
  5. 28 Ukraine 47.3 compare
  6. 29 Albania 47.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados was 47.5 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 Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 47.5 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 35.7 in 1992.
How does Barbados rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Barbados ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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