Women high blood pressure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Women high blood pressure was 36.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Women high blood pressure in Sri Lanka, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Sri Lanka is 36.5, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Sri Lanka peaked at 36.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.8, in 1997.
That places Sri Lanka 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.6 | — |
| 1991 | 32.4 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 32.3 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 32.2 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.1 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 32 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.9 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.8 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.7 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.2 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.6 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.9 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 34.2 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.5 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.8 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.1 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 35.5 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.8 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.1 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.5 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.09 | 31.8 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.33 | 31.8 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 | 33.6 | 36.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 106 Nicaragua 36.9 compare
- 107 Timor-Leste 36.7 compare
- 109 Comoros 36.2 compare
- 110 Ghana 36.1 compare
- 111 South Sudan 36 compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Sri Lanka?
- Women high blood pressure in Sri Lanka was 36.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8 in 1997.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for women high blood pressure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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