Women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Women high blood pressure was 30.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea stood at 30.1. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.3, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.7 | — |
| 1991 | 24.4 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 24 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 23.7 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 23.4 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 23.2 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.9 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.7 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 22.5 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22.4 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.3 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.9 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.2 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.6 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 24.1 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 24.6 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.7 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.5 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 28.7 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.4 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 30.1 | +2.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 30.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 30.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.39 | 22.4 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.83 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.23 | 24.6 | 30.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea?
- Women high blood pressure in Papua New Guinea was 30.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for women high blood pressure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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