Male high blood pressure in Uruguay
Uruguay: Male high blood pressure was 46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
46
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
31st
of 195 countries
All-time high
46
in 2019
All-time low
40.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Male high blood pressure in Uruguay, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male high blood pressure in Uruguay is 46, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male high blood pressure in Uruguay peaked at 46 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.2, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 31st 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2 | — |
| 1991 | 40.4 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.6 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 40.9 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.1 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.3 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 41.6 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 41.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.1 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 42.3 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.6 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.9 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.2 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 43.5 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.7 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 44 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.3 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.5 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 44.7 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 44.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.2 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.3 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.4 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.5 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.6 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.7 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 46 | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.55, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 46 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.35, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.23 | 40.2 | 42.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.83 | 42.6 | 44.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5 | 45.1 | 46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.9 compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 46.7 compare
- 30 Georgia 46.5 compare
- 32 Estonia 45.9 compare
- 32 Libya 45.9 compare
- 34 Seychelles 45.8 compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male high blood pressure in Uruguay?
- Male high blood pressure in Uruguay was 46 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male high blood pressure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2019.
- What is the lowest male high blood pressure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for male high blood pressure?
- Uruguay ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is male high blood pressure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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