Women high blood pressure in Tonga
Tonga: Women high blood pressure was 46.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
46.8
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 195 countries
All-time high
46.8
in 2019
All-time low
31.9
in 1998
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Tonga, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 46.8 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Tonga peaked at 46.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.9, in 1998.
That places Tonga 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.3 | — |
| 1991 | 33.9 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.5 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.1 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.8 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.5 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 32.2 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 32 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 31.9 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 31.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.3 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.6 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 33 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.5 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.2 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.7 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.5 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 39.5 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 40.5 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 42.6 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.6 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.7 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.8 | +2.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 46.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 46.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.81 | 31.9 | 34.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.67 | 31.9 | 36.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.11 | 37.6 | 46.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Tonga?
- Women high blood pressure in Tonga was 46.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9 in 1998.
- How does Tonga rank for women high blood pressure?
- Tonga ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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