Women high blood pressure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Women high blood pressure was 35.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
35.2
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
124th
of 195 countries
All-time high
39.8
in 2001
All-time low
35.2
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Kuwait, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 35.2 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Kuwait peaked at 39.8 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.2, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.2 | — |
| 1991 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 39.1 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.4 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39.5 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.6 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 39.7 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.7 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.6 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.4 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.2 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 39 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.8 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.6 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.3 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 38.1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.7 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 37.4 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 37 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.5 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.1 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.7 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 35.2 | -1.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 35.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 35.2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.7, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.94 | 38.2 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.48 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.06 | 35.2 | 38.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Kuwait?
- Women high blood pressure in Kuwait was 35.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8 in 2001.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2 in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for women high blood pressure?
- Kuwait ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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