Prevalence of hypertension in Dominica
Dominica: Prevalence of hypertension was 47.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension in Dominica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 47.7% for prevalence of hypertension in 2019.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension in Dominica peaked at 48.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1990.
Dominica ranks 12th of 192 countries 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 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.4% | — |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 47.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.5%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 47.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.4% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.7% | 48.0% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension in Dominica?
- Prevalence of hypertension in Dominica was 47.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1990.
- How does Dominica rank for prevalence of hypertension?
- Dominica ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of 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.