Women high blood pressure in Somalia
Somalia: Women high blood pressure was 38.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
38.6
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
97th
of 195 countries
All-time high
39.8
in 2010
All-time low
36.1
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Somalia, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in Somalia stood at 38.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Somalia peaked at 39.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.1, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 97th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1 | — |
| 1991 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.4 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36.5 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 36.6 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.7 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.9 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.3 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.6 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.9 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.2 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 38.5 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.9 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.1 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.4 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.6 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.7 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.7 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.5 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.4 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.2 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.8 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.6 | -0.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 38.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.6, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 38.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5 | 36.1 | 37.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.62 | 37.3 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.36 | 38.6 | 39.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Somalia?
- Women high blood pressure in Somalia was 38.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for women high blood pressure?
- Somalia ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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