Women high blood pressure in Nigeria
Nigeria: Women high blood pressure was 39 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 195 countries
All-time high
39
in 2019
All-time low
35.9
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Nigeria, 1990–2019
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 91st of 195 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.
Women high blood pressure in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.9 | — |
| 1991 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.5 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.7 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.9 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.2 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.4 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.6 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.8 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.9 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39 | +0.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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 91st out of 195 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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