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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Jamaica, 1990–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.88 | 36.6 | 37.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.52 | 38 | 43.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.48 | 44 | 46.8 | 10 |
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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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