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

Jamaica: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 46.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.8
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 193 countries
All-time high
46.8
in 2019
All-time low
36.6
in 1992
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

010203040501990200420191990: 36.81991: 36.71992: 36.61993: 36.61994: 36.61995: 36.71996: 36.91997: 371998: 37.31999: 37.62000: 382001: 38.32002: 38.82003: 39.42004: 40.12005: 40.82006: 41.42007: 42.12008: 42.82009: 43.52010: 442011: 44.42012: 44.82013: 45.12014: 45.42015: 45.72016: 45.92017: 46.22018: 46.52019: 46.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Jamaica is 46.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Jamaica peaked at 46.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.6, in 1992.

Jamaica ranks 31st 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 Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Jamaica, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 36.8
1991 36.7 -0.3%
1992 36.6 -0.3%
1993 36.6 +0.0%
1994 36.6 +0.0%
1995 36.7 +0.3%
1996 36.9 +0.5%
1997 37 +0.3%
1998 37.3 +0.8%
1999 37.6 +0.8%
2000 38 +1.1%
2001 38.3 +0.8%
2002 38.8 +1.3%
2003 39.4 +1.5%
2004 40.1 +1.8%
2005 40.8 +1.7%
2006 41.4 +1.5%
2007 42.1 +1.7%
2008 42.8 +1.7%
2009 43.5 +1.6%
2010 44 +1.1%
2011 44.4 +0.9%
2012 44.8 +0.9%
2013 45.1 +0.7%
2014 45.4 +0.7%
2015 45.7 +0.7%
2016 45.9 +0.4%
2017 46.2 +0.7%
2018 46.5 +0.6%
2019 46.8 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.88 36.6 37.6 10
2000s 40.52 38 43.5 10
2010s 45.48 44 46.8 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 28 Ukraine 47.3 compare
  2. 29 Albania 47.1 compare
  3. 30 Cook Islands 46.9 compare
  4. 32 Uruguay 46.6 compare
  5. 33 Palau 46.4 compare
  6. 34 Brazil 45.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Jamaica?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Jamaica was 46.8 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 Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 46.8 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 36.6 in 1992.
How does Jamaica rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Jamaica ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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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