Women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Women high blood pressure was 48 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe is 48, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 48 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.3, in 1990.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.3 | — |
| 1991 | 42.4 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.6 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 42.8 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 43 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.2 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 43.5 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.7 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 44 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 44.3 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 45 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.3 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.7 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.1 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.5 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.8 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.1 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47.4 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.6 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.8 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.9 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 48 | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.18 | 42.3 | 44.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.21 | 44.6 | 47.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.85 | 47.7 | 48 | 10 |
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More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 170.29 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 170.29 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Women high blood pressure in Sao Tome and Principe was 48 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2018.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3 in 1990.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for women high blood pressure?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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