Women high blood pressure in Benin
Benin: Women high blood pressure was 33 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
33
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
141st
of 195 countries
All-time high
35.7
in 2007
All-time low
33
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Benin, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 33 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Benin peaked at 35.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2019.
That places Benin 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women high blood pressure in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.9 | — |
| 1991 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 34.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.5 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 34.8 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.4 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.5 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.6 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.7 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.6 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.5 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.3 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.1 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.9 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.6 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.4 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.1 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.6 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.3 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 33 | -0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.21 | 33.9 | 34.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.34 | 34.8 | 35.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.21 | 33 | 35.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 138 Zambia 33.8 compare
- 139 El Salvador 33.6 compare
- 140 Chile 33.1 compare
- 142 Marshall Islands 32.9 compare
- 143 Philippines 32.8 compare
- 144 Guatemala 32.6 compare
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Benin?
- Women high blood pressure in Benin was 33 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for women high blood pressure?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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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