Women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Women high blood pressure was 43.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
43.2
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 192 countries
All-time high
43.2
in 2019
All-time low
37
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico stood at 43.2. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico peaked at 43.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37 | — |
| 1991 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.3 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.6 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 37.7 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 38.1 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.3 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.8 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.1 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.4 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.2 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.9 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 41.3 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.6 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.9 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.1 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.3 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.6 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.7 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.57 | 37 | 38.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.01 | 38.5 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6 | 41.9 | 43.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 31 Sierra Leone 43.4 compare
- 32 Barbados 43.3 compare
- 32 Suriname 43.3 compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 43.2 compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 43.2 compare
- 37 Bhutan 43 compare
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico?
- Women high blood pressure in Puerto Rico was 43.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for women high blood pressure?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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