Women high blood pressure in Peru
Peru: Women high blood pressure was 18.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
18.4
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
194th
of 195 countries
All-time high
20.3
in 1990
All-time low
18.4
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Peru, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 18.4 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Peru peaked at 20.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 2019.
That places Peru 194th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.3 | — |
| 1991 | 20.2 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.1 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 19.9 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19.8 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 19.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.7 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.6 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.5 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.1 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.8 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.7 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.6 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4 | -0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 18.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 18.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41, 45% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.98 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.68 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 191 South Korea 21.2 compare
- 192 Spain 20.8 compare
- 193 Canada 19.9 compare
- 195 Switzerland 17.5 compare
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Peru?
- Women high blood pressure in Peru was 18.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for women high blood pressure?
- Peru ranks 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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