Prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Prevalence of hypertension, female was 42.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States stood at 42.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States peaked at 42.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1990.
That places Caribbean Small States 1st out of 43 groups 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.
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.5% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 35.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 36.6% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 40.4% | 42.2% | 10 |
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More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States?
- Prevalence of hypertension, female in Caribbean Small States was 42.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1990.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, female rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, female, is the percentage of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.