Women high blood pressure in Laos
Laos: Women high blood pressure was 31.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Laos, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Laos is 31.4, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Laos peaked at 31.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.9, in 1990.
That places Laos 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.9 | — |
| 1991 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 27.8 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 28 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.2 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 28.5 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 28.8 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.3 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.5 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.7 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.9 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.3 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 31 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.2 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 31.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 31.4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.16 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.87 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.61 | 30 | 31.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Laos?
- Women high blood pressure in Laos was 31.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9 in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for women high blood pressure?
- Laos ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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