Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 40.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.8
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.8
in 2019
All-time low
33.8
in 1994
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines is 40.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 40.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.8, in 1994.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.4 | — |
| 1991 | 34.2 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 34 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 33.9 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.2 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.5 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.9 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 35.1 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.5 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 36.4 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 37.6 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.2 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.8 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 39.1 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.4 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 40 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.3 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.6 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | +0.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 40.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.2, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 40.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.8, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.98 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.97 | 34.5 | 38.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.86 | 38.8 | 40.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 41.2 compare
- 55 Bhutan 40.9 compare
- 56 Saint Lucia 40.8 compare
- 58 Guyana 40.6 compare
- 58 Botswana 40.6 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8 in 1994.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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