Women high blood pressure in Italy
Italy: Women high blood pressure was 28.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Women high blood pressure in Italy, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Italy is 28.6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Italy peaked at 40.5 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 2019.
That places Italy 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.5 | — |
| 1991 | 40.1 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 39.7 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 39.3 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 38.8 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 38.4 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 38 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 37.6 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 37.2 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 36.8 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.4 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 36.1 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.8 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35.4 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.1 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 34.7 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.3 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.8 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.4 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.9 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.4 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 31.9 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.4 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 31 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.5 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.1 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.7 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.3 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 29 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 28.6 | -1.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 28.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 28.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.64 | 36.8 | 40.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.79 | 32.9 | 36.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.39 | 28.6 | 32.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 51,731 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 51,731 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Italy?
- Women high blood pressure in Italy was 28.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for women high blood pressure?
- Italy ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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