Women high blood pressure in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Women high blood pressure was 45.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45.3
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 192 countries
All-time high
45.3
in 2019
All-time low
37.7
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Women high blood pressure in Afghanistan, 1990–2019

010203040501990200420191990: 37.71991: 37.71992: 37.81993: 37.81994: 37.91995: 37.91996: 381997: 38.11998: 38.21999: 38.32000: 38.52001: 38.72002: 38.92003: 39.22004: 39.42005: 39.72006: 402007: 40.32008: 40.72009: 412010: 41.42011: 41.82012: 42.12013: 42.52014: 432015: 43.42016: 43.82017: 44.32018: 44.82019: 45.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Afghanistan is 45.3, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Afghanistan peaked at 45.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.7, in 1990.

Afghanistan ranks 19th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Women high blood pressure in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Women high blood pressure in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 37.7
1991 37.7 +0.0%
1992 37.8 +0.3%
1993 37.8 +0.0%
1994 37.9 +0.3%
1995 37.9 +0.0%
1996 38 +0.3%
1997 38.1 +0.3%
1998 38.2 +0.3%
1999 38.3 +0.3%
2000 38.5 +0.5%
2001 38.7 +0.5%
2002 38.9 +0.5%
2003 39.2 +0.8%
2004 39.4 +0.5%
2005 39.7 +0.8%
2006 40 +0.8%
2007 40.3 +0.7%
2008 40.7 +1.0%
2009 41 +0.7%
2010 41.4 +1.0%
2011 41.8 +1.0%
2012 42.1 +0.7%
2013 42.5 +1.0%
2014 43 +1.2%
2015 43.4 +0.9%
2016 43.8 +0.9%
2017 44.3 +1.1%
2018 44.8 +1.1%
2019 45.3 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.94 37.7 38.3 10
2000s 39.64 38.5 41 10
2010s 43.24 41.4 45.3 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 16 Armenia 46.2 compare
  2. 17 Brunei Darussalam 45.6 compare
  3. 17 Grenada 45.6 compare
  4. 19 Croatia 45.3 compare
  5. 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.1 compare
  6. 22 Namibia 44.8 compare
  7. 22 Pakistan 44.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women high blood pressure in Afghanistan?
Women high blood pressure in Afghanistan was 45.3 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 45.3 in 2019.
What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 37.7 in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for women high blood pressure?
Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women high blood pressure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,850 data points, 1990–2019
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