Women high blood pressure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Women high blood pressure was 30.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Ethiopia, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Ethiopia is 30.1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Ethiopia peaked at 30.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.1, in 1998.
That places Ethiopia 156th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.5 | — |
| 1991 | 27.2 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 27 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.8 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.6 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.3 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 26.2 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.5 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.3 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27.6 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 28 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.6 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 30.1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.6, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 30.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.63 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.24 | 26.2 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.58 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Ethiopia?
- Women high blood pressure in Ethiopia was 30.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for women high blood pressure?
- Ethiopia ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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