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
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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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