Women high blood pressure in Gambia
Gambia: Women high blood pressure was 40.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.2
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
77th
of 192 countries
All-time high
40.9
in 2009
All-time low
37.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Gambia, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 40.2 for women high blood pressure in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Gambia peaked at 40.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.4, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4 | — |
| 1991 | 37.5 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 37.6 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 38.4 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.9 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.1 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.4 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.7 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.3 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.5 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.7 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.8 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.9 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.8 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.7 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.6 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.5 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.4 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.3 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.93 | 37.4 | 38.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.03 | 38.9 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.56 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 76 Fiji 40.5 compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 40.2 compare
- 79 Myanmar 40 compare
- 80 Equatorial Guinea 39.9 compare
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 39,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 38,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 39,069 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Gambia?
- Women high blood pressure in Gambia was 40.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for women high blood pressure?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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