Women high blood pressure in Iceland
Iceland: Women high blood pressure was 24.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
24.2
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
186th
of 195 countries
All-time high
31
in 1990
All-time low
24.2
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Iceland, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 24.2 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Iceland peaked at 31 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.2, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 186th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30.9 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.8 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.5 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.4 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.3 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 30 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.8 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.9 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.6 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 27.4 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.4 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 26 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 25.5 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.6 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2 | -1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 24.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 72% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 24.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 62% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.73 | 30.4 | 31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.71 | 28.6 | 30.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.21 | 24.2 | 28.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 69.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.228 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 345.21 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 345.21 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7736 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Iceland?
- Women high blood pressure in Iceland was 24.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for women high blood pressure?
- Iceland ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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