Women high blood pressure in Congo
Congo: Women high blood pressure was 41.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
41.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 195 countries
All-time high
41.7
in 2010
All-time low
37.9
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Congo, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Congo stood at 41.5.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Congo peaked at 41.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.9, in 1990.
That places Congo 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.9 | — |
| 1991 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.4 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.6 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 39.7 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 40 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.2 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.8 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.3 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.6 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.5 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 41.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 41.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.48 | 37.9 | 39.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.59 | 39.4 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.64 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 55 Cape Verde 41.7 compare
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 41.6 compare
- 56 Ukraine 41.6 compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41.5 compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.3 compare
- 60 Liberia 41.3 compare
More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Congo?
- Women high blood pressure in Congo was 41.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for women high blood pressure?
- Congo ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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