Women high blood pressure in Malta
Malta: Women high blood pressure was 24.8 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
24.8
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
181st
of 195 countries
All-time high
35
in 1990
All-time low
24.8
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Malta, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 24.8 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 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Malta peaked at 35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 2019.
Malta ranks 181st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 | — |
| 1991 | 34.6 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 34.2 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.8 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 33.4 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 33 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 32.7 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.3 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 32 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 31.7 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 31.4 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.2 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.9 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 29.6 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.2 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.9 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.5 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.7 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 27.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.2 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.8 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.5 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.1 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.8 | -1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 24.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 74% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 24.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.7, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.27 | 31.7 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.01 | 28.5 | 31.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.39 | 24.8 | 28.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Malta?
- Women high blood pressure in Malta was 24.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for women high blood pressure?
- Malta ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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