Hypertension in Saint Lucia

In Saint Lucia, 39.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.

Measure: Hypertension among adults aged 30 to 79 (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 30 to 79 Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: WHO
Saint Lucia, 2019 39.8% % of adults aged 30 to 79
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 39.8%
Position in 2019 81st 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 Saint Lucia
2019 39.8%
2018 39.8%
2017 39.7%
2016 39.6%
2015 39.5%
2014 39.5%
2013 39.4%
2012 39.4%
2011 39.3%
2010 39.2%
2009 39.0%
2008 38.8%
2007 38.6%
2006 38.3%
2005 38.0%
2004 37.8%
2003 37.5%
2002 37.2%
2001 37.0%
2000 36.8%
1999 36.5%
1998 36.4%
1997 36.2%
1996 36.0%
1995 35.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 39.0%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Saint Lucia has the 81st highest value.

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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 Saint Lucia
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