Women high blood pressure in Tanzania
Tanzania: Women high blood pressure was 35.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
35.4
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
120th
of 195 countries
All-time high
39.7
in 2007
All-time low
35.4
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Tanzania, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Tanzania is 35.4, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Tanzania peaked at 39.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 2019.
Tanzania ranks 120th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Women high blood pressure in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.5 | — |
| 1991 | 36.6 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.7 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.8 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.9 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.1 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37.3 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 37.5 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.7 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.9 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.2 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.5 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.8 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.3 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.7 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.6 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 39.3 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.6 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.1 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.6 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.1 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.5 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.9 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.4 | -1.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 35.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 35.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.03 | 36.5 | 37.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.03 | 37.9 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.71 | 35.4 | 39.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More gender data for Tanzania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 47,619 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 47,619 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Tanzania?
- Women high blood pressure in Tanzania was 35.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 2019.
- How does Tanzania rank for women high blood pressure?
- Tanzania ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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