Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 22.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas stood at 22.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas peaked at 22.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.3% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 64 Antigua and Barbuda 23.4% compare
- 65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.1% compare
- 66 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 22.9% compare
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.2% compare
- 68 Saint Lucia 22.2% compare
- 70 South Africa 22.0% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.1899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.6036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Bahamas was 22.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Bahamas ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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