Women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Women high blood pressure was 43.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
43.4
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
31st
of 195 countries
All-time high
44.4
in 2009
All-time low
39.7
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone stood at 43.4.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone peaked at 44.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.7, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.7 | — |
| 1991 | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 40 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 40.2 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 40.4 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 40.6 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 40.8 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 41 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 41.3 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 41.6 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.9 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.2 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 42.6 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 42.9 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.3 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 43.6 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 43.9 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.1 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 44.3 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.4 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.3 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.2 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 44.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 44 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.9 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.8 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.7 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.5 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.4 | -0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 43.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.6, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 43.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.54 | 39.7 | 41.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.32 | 41.9 | 44.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.93 | 43.4 | 44.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,249 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,249 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone?
- Women high blood pressure in Sierra Leone was 43.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for women high blood pressure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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