Women high blood pressure in Nigeria
Nigeria: Women high blood pressure was 39 in 2019. β² Rising
Latest (2019)
39
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
89th
of 192 countries
All-time high
39
in 2019
All-time low
35.9
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990β2019
Women high blood pressure in Nigeria, 1990β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Nigeria stood at 39. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Nigeria peaked at 39 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.9, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.04 | 35.9 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.37 | 36.5 | 38.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.52 | 38.2 | 39 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More gender data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.30 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Nigeria?
- Women high blood pressure in Nigeria was 39 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for women high blood pressure?
- Nigeria ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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