Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados
Barbados: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 35.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados stood at 35.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados peaked at 35.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1990.
That places Barbados 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.9% | — |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 16.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 29.1% | 35.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Barbados was 35.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Barbados ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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