Prevalence of hypertension, male in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Prevalence of hypertension, male was 41.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hypertension, male in Caribbean Small States is 41.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, male in Caribbean Small States peaked at 41.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1990.
Caribbean Small States ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, male in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.7% | — |
| 1991 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 36.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 39.1% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 41.5% | 41.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
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, male in Caribbean Small States?
- Prevalence of hypertension, male in Caribbean Small States was 41.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, male recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1990.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for prevalence of hypertension, male?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, male rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (% of male adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, male, is the percentage of male 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.