Hypertension in Barbados

In Barbados, 41.8% 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
Barbados, 2019 41.8% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 +0.1percentage points 2018: 41.7%
Position in 2019 58th of 192 See the full ranking

Hypertension in Barbados over time

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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 Barbados
2019 41.8%
2018 41.7%
2017 41.6%
2016 41.6%
2015 41.5%
2014 41.5%
2013 41.4%
2012 41.4%
2011 41.3%
2010 41.1%
2009 40.9%
2008 40.7%
2007 40.4%
2006 40.1%
2005 39.8%
2004 39.6%
2003 39.3%
2002 39.0%
2001 38.7%
2000 38.5%
1999 38.2%
1998 38.0%
1997 37.8%
1996 37.7%
1995 37.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 41.7% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 40.9%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Barbados has the 58th highest value.

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 Barbados
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