Women high blood pressure in Brazil
Brazil: Women high blood pressure was 42.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
42.1
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 195 countries
All-time high
44.9
in 2009
All-time low
37.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Brazil, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Brazil stood at 42.1.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Brazil peaked at 44.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.6, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 48th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.6 | — |
| 1991 | 38 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.5 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.9 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 39.4 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 39.8 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 40.3 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 40.8 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 41.3 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 41.8 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 42.3 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 42.8 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.6 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.3 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.7 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.8 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 44.9 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.8 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 44.7 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.1 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.8 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.5 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.1 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.8 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 42.4 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.1 | -0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 42.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 42.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.64 | 37.6 | 41.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.92 | 42.3 | 44.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.57 | 42.1 | 44.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 46 Georgia 42.3 compare
- 46 Seychelles 42.3 compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 42.1 compare
- 48 Serbia 42.1 compare
- 51 Lithuania 42 compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Brazil?
- Women high blood pressure in Brazil was 42.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for women high blood pressure?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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