Women high blood pressure in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Women high blood pressure was 23 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Women high blood pressure in United Kingdom, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in United Kingdom stood at 23. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in United Kingdom peaked at 33.7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.7 | — |
| 1991 | 33.5 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 33.3 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 33 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 32.7 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.3 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 31.9 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 31.4 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.9 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 30.4 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 29.9 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 29.5 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 29 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 28.5 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.6 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 27.3 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 26.9 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 26.6 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.3 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 26 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.6 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.3 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.9 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.6 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.2 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.9 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.3 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 23 | -1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 69% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 23 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.31 | 30.4 | 33.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.97 | 26.3 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.44 | 23 | 26 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in United Kingdom?
- Women high blood pressure in United Kingdom was 23 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for women high blood pressure?
- United Kingdom ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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