Women high blood pressure in Namibia
Namibia: Women high blood pressure was 44.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
44.8
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
46.4
in 2009
All-time low
40.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Namibia, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Namibia is 44.8, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Namibia peaked at 46.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 40.2, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2 | — |
| 1991 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.7 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 40.9 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.2 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 41.5 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41.7 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 42 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.4 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 42.8 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 43.2 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 43.6 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.1 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.5 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 45 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.7 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 46 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 46.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 46.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.3 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.2 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.9 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.7 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.3 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.8 | -0.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 44.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 44.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.39 | 40.2 | 42.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.01 | 43.2 | 46.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.72 | 44.8 | 46.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 19 Afghanistan 45.3 compare
- 19 Croatia 45.3 compare
- 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.1 compare
- 22 Pakistan 44.8 compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 44.6 compare
- 25 Indonesia 44.5 compare
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Namibia?
- Women high blood pressure in Namibia was 44.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for women high blood pressure?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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