Women high blood pressure in Greece
Greece: Women high blood pressure was 26.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
26.2
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
170th
of 195 countries
All-time high
34.7
in 1990
All-time low
26.2
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Greece, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Greece stood at 26.2. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Greece peaked at 34.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.2, in 2019.
Greece ranks 170th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7 | — |
| 1991 | 34.4 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 34 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.7 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 33.3 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 33 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 32.7 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.4 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 32.1 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 31.9 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.6 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 31.4 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.2 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.8 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 30.6 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.3 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.4 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.7 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.6 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.3 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 27 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.7 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2 | -0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 26.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 26.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.22 | 31.9 | 34.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6 | 29.4 | 31.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.52 | 26.2 | 29 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Greece?
- Women high blood pressure in Greece was 26.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for women high blood pressure?
- Greece ranks 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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