Women high blood pressure in India
India: Women high blood pressure was 30.5 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
30.5
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
153rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
31.7
in 2004
All-time low
29.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in India, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 30.5 for women high blood pressure in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in India peaked at 31.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.4, in 1990.
That places India 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women high blood pressure in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.4 | — |
| 1991 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.7 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.3 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 30.7 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.9 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.5 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.5 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.4 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.2 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 31 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.7 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.6 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.5 | -0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 30.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 30.5 is below the median for South Asia, which is 34.8, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.09 | 29.4 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.56 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.04 | 30.5 | 31.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in India?
- Women high blood pressure in India was 30.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 in 1990.
- How does India rank for women high blood pressure?
- India ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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