Women high blood pressure in Libya
Libya: Women high blood pressure was 39.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
39.4
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
88th
of 195 countries
All-time high
43
in 2002
All-time low
39.4
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Libya, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 39.4 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Libya peaked at 43 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 39.4, in 2019.
That places Libya 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women high blood pressure in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.8 | — |
| 1991 | 41.1 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.3 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.5 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.7 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.9 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 42.1 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 42.7 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.8 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.9 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.9 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.8 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.6 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.5 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.4 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.2 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.7 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.4 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.1 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.6 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 40.3 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.9 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.4 | -1.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 39.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 39.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.7, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.79 | 40.8 | 42.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.85 | 42.5 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1 | 39.4 | 42.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Libya?
- Women high blood pressure in Libya was 39.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2002.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 in 2019.
- How does Libya rank for women high blood pressure?
- Libya ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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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