Women high blood pressure in Samoa
Samoa: Women high blood pressure was 37.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Samoa, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Samoa is 37.9, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Samoa peaked at 37.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.4, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 102nd 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 | — |
| 1991 | 28.8 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 28.6 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 28.5 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 28.4 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.8 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29.1 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 29.4 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 29.8 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 30.2 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 30.6 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 31.1 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 31.7 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 32.2 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 32.8 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 34 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 34.5 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 35 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.5 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 36.4 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.9 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.4 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.9 | +1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 37.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 37.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.56 | 28.4 | 29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.57 | 28.8 | 32.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7 | 33.4 | 37.9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Samoa?
- Women high blood pressure in Samoa was 37.9 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4 in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for women high blood pressure?
- Samoa ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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