Treatment for hypertension in Grenada
Grenada: Treatment for hypertension was 47.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension in Grenada, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension in Grenada stood at 47.2%. 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 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension in Grenada peaked at 47.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1990.
Grenada ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.9% | — |
| 1991 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 31.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 47.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 47.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.8%, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 24.9% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 34.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 44.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 47.6% compare
- 76 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.5% compare
- 78 Guyana 47.1% compare
- 79 Norway 46.7% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 46.7% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension in Grenada?
- Treatment for hypertension in Grenada was 47.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1990.
- How does Grenada rank for treatment for hypertension?
- Grenada ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.