Prevalence of hypertension, female in Grenada
Grenada: Prevalence of hypertension, female was 45.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Grenada, 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 Grenada stood at 45.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, female in Grenada peaked at 45.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 1990.
That places Grenada 17th out of 192 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.
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.6% | — |
| 1991 | 38.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 45.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 45.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.6% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 40.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 44.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, female in Grenada?
- Prevalence of hypertension, female in Grenada was 45.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1990.
- How does Grenada rank for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Grenada ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, female rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.