Hypertension in Antigua and Barbuda

In Antigua and Barbuda, 42.6% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Antigua and Barbuda, 2019 42.6% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.1percentage points 2018: 42.5%
Position in 2019 49th of 192 See the full ranking

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% of adults aged 30 to 79. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) (% of adults aged 30 to 79), 1995 to 2019
Period Antigua and Barbuda
2019 42.6%
2018 42.5%
2017 42.4%
2016 42.4%
2015 42.3%
2014 42.2%
2013 42.1%
2012 42.1%
2011 41.9%
2010 41.8%
2009 41.5%
2008 41.3%
2007 41.0%
2006 40.7%
2005 40.3%
2004 40.0%
2003 39.7%
2002 39.4%
2001 39.1%
2000 38.8%
1999 38.6%
1998 38.3%
1997 38.1%
1996 37.9%
1995 37.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 42.5% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 41.5%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Antigua and Barbuda has the 49th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2019 for Antigua and Barbuda
Provider update
20 August 2021
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory