Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 44.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
44.9
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
44.9
in 2019
All-time low
38.7
in 1997
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 39.31991: 39.11992: 391993: 38.91994: 38.91995: 38.91996: 38.81997: 38.71998: 38.81999: 38.92000: 39.12001: 39.12002: 39.32003: 39.52004: 39.82005: 40.12006: 40.62007: 412008: 41.52009: 41.92010: 42.22011: 42.52012: 42.72013: 42.82014: 43.12015: 43.42016: 43.72017: 44.12018: 44.52019: 44.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 44.9, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 44.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.7, in 1997.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 37th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 39.3
1991 39.1 -0.5%
1992 39 -0.3%
1993 38.9 -0.3%
1994 38.9 +0.0%
1995 38.9 +0.0%
1996 38.8 -0.3%
1997 38.7 -0.3%
1998 38.8 +0.3%
1999 38.9 +0.3%
2000 39.1 +0.5%
2001 39.1 +0.0%
2002 39.3 +0.5%
2003 39.5 +0.5%
2004 39.8 +0.8%
2005 40.1 +0.8%
2006 40.6 +1.2%
2007 41 +1.0%
2008 41.5 +1.2%
2009 41.9 +1.0%
2010 42.2 +0.7%
2011 42.5 +0.7%
2012 42.7 +0.5%
2013 42.8 +0.2%
2014 43.1 +0.7%
2015 43.4 +0.7%
2016 43.7 +0.7%
2017 44.1 +0.9%
2018 44.5 +0.9%
2019 44.9 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.93 38.7 39.3 10
2000s 40.19 39.1 41.9 10
2010s 43.39 42.2 44.9 10

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  3. 36 Estonia 45 compare
  4. 38 Seychelles 44.7 compare
  5. 39 Cuba 44.4 compare
  6. 40 Finland 44.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 44.9 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 44.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 38.7 in 1997.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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