Women high blood pressure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Women high blood pressure was 46.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
46.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 195 countries
All-time high
46.8
in 2013
All-time low
40.7
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Lesotho, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 46.8 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Lesotho peaked at 46.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.7, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 12th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.7 | — |
| 1991 | 40.8 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 40.9 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.1 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.2 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 41.4 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 41.6 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.1 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 42.4 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.7 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 43.1 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.5 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.9 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.4 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 44.8 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.3 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 45.6 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 46 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.6 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.7 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.8 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.8 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 46.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 46.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4 | 40.7 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.56 | 42.7 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.74 | 46.5 | 46.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Lesotho?
- Women high blood pressure in Lesotho was 46.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for women high blood pressure?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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