Women high blood pressure in Norway
Norway: Women high blood pressure was 25.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Women high blood pressure in Norway, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Norway is 25.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Norway peaked at 33.8 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.5, in 2019.
That places Norway 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8 | — |
| 1991 | 33.6 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 33.5 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.3 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.1 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.9 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.8 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.6 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 32.4 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 32.2 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.1 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.4 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.2 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.5 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.7 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 27.7 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.2 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.8 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 26.4 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.9 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.5 | -1.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 25.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 25.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 66% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.02 | 32.2 | 33.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.12 | 29.8 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5 | 25.5 | 29.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Norway?
- Women high blood pressure in Norway was 25.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5 in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for women high blood pressure?
- Norway ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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