Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79

Barbados
43.3
in 2019
Sierra Leone
43.4
in 2019
Barbados rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
31st

Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 over time

  • Barbados
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 43.4 against 43.3 in Barbados, a difference of 0.1.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 195 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 37.81 40.54 2.73 Sierra Leone
2000s 40.19 43.32 3.13 Sierra Leone
2010s 42.74 43.93 1.19 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 43.4 against 43.3 in Barbados as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 between Barbados and Sierra Leone?
0.1, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79?
Barbados ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,850 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Estimated share of female population with hypertension, based on population representative surveys and statistical modeling. Hypertension is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.