Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 43.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 43.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% 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 Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 43.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33, in 1991.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.1 | — |
| 1991 | 33 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.2 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.4 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 33.7 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 34 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 34.4 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 34.9 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 35.5 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 36 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 36.5 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 37.1 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 37.7 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 38.3 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 39 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 40.2 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.7 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 41.2 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.5 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.8 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.1 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.3 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.8 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.1 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.5 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.8 | +0.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 43.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.6, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 43.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.8, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.58 | 33 | 34.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.06 | 35.5 | 40.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.46 | 41.2 | 43.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Trinidad and Tobago was 43.8 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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