Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Dominica
Dominica: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 49.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
49.4
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 193 countries
All-time high
49.9
in 2011
All-time low
43.3
in 1998
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Dominica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 49.4 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Dominica peaked at 49.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.3, in 1998.
That places Dominica 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.5 | — |
| 1991 | 43.6 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 43.8 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 43.9 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 43.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43.7 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 43.5 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 43.3 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 43.3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 43.8 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 44.3 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.9 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.6 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 46.3 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 47 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 47.8 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 48.5 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 49.1 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.6 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.9 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.8 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.7 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.6 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.5 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.4 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.64 | 43.3 | 43.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.08 | 43.5 | 49.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.71 | 49.4 | 49.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 13 Montenegro 50.2 compare
- 14 Tuvalu 49.9 compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 49.8 compare
- 17 Armenia 49.3 compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 49.1 compare
- 18 Georgia 49.1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Dominica?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Dominica was 49.4 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3 in 1998.
- How does Dominica rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Dominica ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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