Women high blood pressure in Australia
Australia: Women high blood pressure was 26.3 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
26.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 195 countries
All-time high
30.2
in 1990
All-time low
26
in 2006
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Australia, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Australia stood at 26.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Australia peaked at 30.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2006.
Australia ranks 169th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.2 | — |
| 1991 | 29.9 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 29.6 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 29.2 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 28.8 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 28.5 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 28.1 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 27.8 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 27.4 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 27.1 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.9 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.5 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.3 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.2 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 26.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 26.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.66 | 27.1 | 30.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.28 | 26 | 26.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.18 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.0804 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 23,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 23,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Australia?
- Women high blood pressure in Australia was 26.3 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2006.
- How does Australia rank for women high blood pressure?
- Australia ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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