Women high blood pressure in Kenya
Kenya: Women high blood pressure was 34.7 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
34.7
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
126th
of 195 countries
All-time high
37.8
in 2008
All-time low
34.7
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Kenya, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Kenya stood at 34.7. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Kenya peaked at 37.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 1990.
That places Kenya 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women high blood pressure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7 | — |
| 1991 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35.2 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.3 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 35.4 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 35.6 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.8 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.3 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.6 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.8 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.6 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.7 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.7 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.6 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.3 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.1 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.4 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 36 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.5 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 35.1 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 34.7 | -1.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 34.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 34.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.17 | 34.7 | 35.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.11 | 36 | 37.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.41 | 34.7 | 37.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Kenya?
- Women high blood pressure in Kenya was 34.7 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for women high blood pressure?
- Kenya ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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