Women high blood pressure in Japan
Japan: Women high blood pressure was 22.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
22.5
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
190th
of 195 countries
All-time high
35.8
in 1990
All-time low
22.5
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Japan, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Japan stood at 22.5. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Japan peaked at 35.8 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.5, in 2019.
That places Japan 190th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.8 | — |
| 1991 | 34.8 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 33.8 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 32.9 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 32 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 31.1 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 30.3 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 29.5 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 28.8 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 28.3 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 27.8 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.9 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 26.6 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.4 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.2 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 26 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.7 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.5 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 25.2 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.9 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.6 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.1 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5 | -1.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 22.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 67% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 22.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.73 | 28.3 | 35.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.56 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.85 | 22.5 | 25.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Japan?
- Women high blood pressure in Japan was 22.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for women high blood pressure?
- Japan ranks 190th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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