Women high blood pressure in Belgium
Belgium: Women high blood pressure was 26.1 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Women high blood pressure in Belgium, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Belgium is 26.1, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Belgium peaked at 32.6 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.1, in 2019.
Belgium ranks 172nd 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.6 | — |
| 1991 | 32.5 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 32.2 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.8 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 31.4 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 31.3 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.1 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.4 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.2 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 30 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.8 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.6 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.4 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.1 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.4 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.2 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 26.5 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1 | -1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 26.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 26.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.88 | 31.1 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4 | 29.6 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.78 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Belgium?
- Women high blood pressure in Belgium was 26.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for women high blood pressure?
- Belgium ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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