Women high blood pressure in Botswana
Botswana: Women high blood pressure was 47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 195 countries
All-time high
48.3
in 2010
All-time low
41.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Botswana, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 47 for women high blood pressure in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Botswana peaked at 48.3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.6, in 1990.
That places Botswana 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.6 | — |
| 1991 | 41.8 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 42.3 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.8 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.1 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.4 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 43.8 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 44.1 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 44.6 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.5 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 46 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.5 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 46.9 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.4 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 47.7 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.2 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.3 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.2 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 48 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.8 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.6 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.4 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.2 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47 | -0.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 47 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.74 | 41.6 | 44.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.58 | 44.6 | 48.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.79 | 47 | 48.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Botswana?
- Women high blood pressure in Botswana was 47 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for women high blood pressure?
- Botswana ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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