Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 40.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Lucia, 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 Lucia is 40.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Lucia peaked at 40.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.5, in 1997.
Saint Lucia ranks 56th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.8 | — |
| 1991 | 35.5 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.3 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.1 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.9 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.8 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.6 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 34.5 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.7 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.5 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.1 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 36.7 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 37.3 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.4 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 38.7 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.7 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.95 | 34.5 | 35.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.78 | 34.6 | 37.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.57 | 38.4 | 40.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 41.2 compare
- 55 Bhutan 40.9 compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40.8 compare
- 58 Guyana 40.6 compare
- 58 Botswana 40.6 compare
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0439 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Lucia?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Lucia was 40.8 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 in 1997.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Saint Lucia ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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