Women high blood pressure in Turkey
Turkey: Women high blood pressure was 34.4 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
34.4
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
129th
of 195 countries
All-time high
43.1
in 1997
All-time low
34.4
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Turkey, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 34.4 for women high blood pressure in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Turkey peaked at 43.1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34.4, in 2019.
Turkey ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.2 | — |
| 1991 | 42.3 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 42.6 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.8 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.9 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 43 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 43.1 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 43.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 42.8 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.5 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.1 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.7 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 40.5 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 39.9 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 39.3 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.8 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.5 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.1 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.7 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.8 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.3 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.8 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.4 | -1.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 34.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 34.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 88% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.76 | 42.2 | 43.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.17 | 38.8 | 43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.42 | 34.4 | 38.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 126 Kenya 34.7 compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 34.5 compare
- 127 United Arab Emirates 34.5 compare
- 129 Honduras 34.4 compare
- 131 Bangladesh 34.2 compare
- 131 Estonia 34.2 compare
- 131 Lebanon 34.2 compare
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Turkey?
- Women high blood pressure in Turkey was 34.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1 in 1997.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for women high blood pressure?
- Turkey ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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