Women high blood pressure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Women high blood pressure was 47.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.8
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
47.8
in 2019
All-time low
38.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Jamaica, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Jamaica is 47.8, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Jamaica peaked at 47.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.6, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.6 | — |
| 1991 | 38.7 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 39.1 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.3 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.7 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.8 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 41.2 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.6 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 42.1 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 42.6 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.1 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 43.7 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.2 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 44.8 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 45.3 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.7 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 46.1 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.4 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 46.7 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 46.9 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.1 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.7 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.8 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.44 | 38.6 | 40.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.94 | 40.8 | 45.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.92 | 45.7 | 47.8 | 10 |
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More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Jamaica?
- Women high blood pressure in Jamaica was 47.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for women high blood pressure?
- Jamaica ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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