Male high blood pressure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Male high blood pressure was 43.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
43.5
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
48th
of 195 countries
All-time high
43.5
in 2019
All-time low
39.7
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Male high blood pressure in Kuwait, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 43.5 for male high blood pressure in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male high blood pressure in Kuwait peaked at 43.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.7, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 48th 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.
Male high blood pressure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.7 | — |
| 1991 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.1 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 40.3 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 40.6 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 40.8 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 41 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 41.2 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 41.4 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 41.6 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 41.8 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 42.1 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.3 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.5 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.6 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.7 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.8 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 43 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.4 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.5 | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 43.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.55, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 43.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.6, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.55 | 39.7 | 41.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.28 | 41.6 | 42.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.18 | 42.9 | 43.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male high blood pressure in Kuwait?
- Male high blood pressure in Kuwait was 43.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male high blood pressure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest male high blood pressure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for male high blood pressure?
- Kuwait ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is male high blood pressure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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