Women high blood pressure in Malawi
Malawi: Women high blood pressure was 31.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
31.6
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
147th
of 195 countries
All-time high
37.8
in 2006
All-time low
31.6
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Malawi, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Malawi is 31.6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Malawi peaked at 37.8 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31.6, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 147th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Women high blood pressure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5 | — |
| 1991 | 34.6 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 34.8 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.1 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.5 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.7 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.5 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.8 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.7 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.5 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.2 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.8 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.7 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.1 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.4 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 33.7 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 33 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.3 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.6 | -2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 31.6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.6, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 31.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.26 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.36 | 36.5 | 37.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.61 | 31.6 | 37.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Malawi?
- Women high blood pressure in Malawi was 31.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2006.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for women high blood pressure?
- Malawi ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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