Women high blood pressure in China
China: Women high blood pressure was 24.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
24.1
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
188th
of 195 countries
All-time high
27.6
in 2009
All-time low
20.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in China, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in China is 24.1, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in China peaked at 27.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 1990.
That places China 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.2 | — |
| 1991 | 20.7 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 21.3 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 21.8 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 22.3 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 22.7 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 23.1 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 23.5 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 23.9 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 24.3 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.7 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.1 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.5 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.9 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27.1 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.4 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.3 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 26.9 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.5 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.1 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.7 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.9 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.1 | -1.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 24.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 24.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.38 | 20.2 | 24.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.38 | 24.7 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.88 | 24.1 | 27.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 185 France 24.4 compare
- 186 Iceland 24.2 compare
- 186 Luxembourg 24.2 compare
- 189 United Kingdom 23 compare
- 190 Japan 22.5 compare
- 191 South Korea 21.2 compare
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in China?
- Women high blood pressure in China was 24.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 1990.
- How does China rank for women high blood pressure?
- China ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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