Male high blood pressure in Paraguay
Paraguay: Male high blood pressure was 61.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
61.6
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
61.6
in 2019
All-time low
51.5
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Male high blood pressure in Paraguay, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 61.6 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male high blood pressure in Paraguay peaked at 61.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.5, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Male high blood pressure in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.5 | — |
| 1991 | 52 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 52.5 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 53 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 53.5 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 54 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 54.5 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 55 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 55.5 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 56 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 56.5 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 57 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 57.6 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 58.1 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 58.6 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.5 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 59.9 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 60.2 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 60.8 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 61 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 61.1 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.2 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 61.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.3 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.4 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.5 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.6 | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 61.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.6, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 61.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.35, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.75 | 51.5 | 56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.69 | 56.5 | 60.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.24 | 60.8 | 61.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male high blood pressure in Paraguay?
- Male high blood pressure in Paraguay was 61.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male high blood pressure recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest male high blood pressure recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for male high blood pressure?
- Paraguay ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is male high blood pressure rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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