Women high blood pressure in United States
United States: Women high blood pressure was 29 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
29
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
160th
of 195 countries
All-time high
30.1
in 2007
All-time low
28.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in United States, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in United States stood at 29.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in United States peaked at 30.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 1990.
That places United States 160th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women high blood pressure in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.6 | — |
| 1991 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 28.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.7 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.9 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.8 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.5 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.4 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.3 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.2 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.1 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29 | -0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 29 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.55, 86% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.88 | 28.6 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.85 | 29.4 | 30.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.49 | 29 | 30 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in United States?
- Women high blood pressure in United States was 29 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2007.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 1990.
- How does United States rank for women high blood pressure?
- United States ranks 160th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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