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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Barbados, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.35 | 35.7 | 37.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.74 | 38.4 | 43.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.75 | 44 | 47.5 | 10 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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