Male high blood pressure in Brazil
Brazil: Male high blood pressure was 47.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.9
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
47.9
in 2019
All-time low
40.9
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Male high blood pressure in Brazil, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 47.9 for male high blood pressure in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male high blood pressure in Brazil peaked at 47.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.9, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.39 | 40.9 | 43.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.91 | 44.3 | 47.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.54 | 47.3 | 47.9 | 10 |
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More gender data for Brazil
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.35 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male high blood pressure in Brazil?
- Male high blood pressure in Brazil was 47.9 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male high blood pressure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest male high blood pressure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for male high blood pressure?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is male high blood pressure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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