Women high blood pressure in Uganda
Uganda: Women high blood pressure was 33.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
33.9
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
135th
of 195 countries
All-time high
35.3
in 2008
All-time low
32.9
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Uganda, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Uganda is 33.9, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Uganda peaked at 35.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.9, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 135th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.9 | — |
| 1991 | 32.9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 33.8 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.3 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 34.8 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.2 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.1 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 35 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.8 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.5 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.3 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.1 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.9 | -0.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 33.9 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.6, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 33.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.35, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.06 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.57 | 33.6 | 35.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.69 | 33.9 | 35.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Uganda?
- Women high blood pressure in Uganda was 33.9 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for women high blood pressure?
- Uganda ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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