Women high blood pressure in Iraq
Iraq: Women high blood pressure was 47.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.7
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 195 countries
All-time high
48.1
in 2014
All-time low
44.4
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Iraq, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Iraq is 47.7, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Iraq peaked at 48.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.4, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.4 | — |
| 1991 | 44.6 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 44.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.1 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 45.3 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.5 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.7 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.1 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 46.3 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 46.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.8 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.1 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 47.2 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.3 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.4 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.7 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.8 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 47.9 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.1 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.9 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.8 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.7 | -0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 47.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 47.7 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.7, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.37 | 44.4 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.05 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9 | 47.7 | 48.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Iraq?
- Women high blood pressure in Iraq was 47.7 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for women high blood pressure?
- Iraq ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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