Women high blood pressure in United States of America

United States of America: Women high blood pressure was 29 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
29
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
157th
of 192 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 of America, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 28.61991: 28.71992: 28.81993: 28.81994: 28.81995: 28.91996: 28.91997: 291998: 29.11999: 29.22000: 29.42001: 29.52002: 29.72003: 29.82004: 29.92005: 302006: 302007: 30.12008: 30.12009: 302010: 302011: 29.92012: 29.82013: 29.72014: 29.52015: 29.42016: 29.32017: 29.22018: 29.12019: 29

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, women high blood pressure in United States of America 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 of America peaked at 30.1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.6, in 1990.

That places United States of America 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Women high blood pressure in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Women high blood pressure in United States of America, 1990 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 of America

  1. 155 Yemen 29.6 compare
  2. 156 Thailand 29.2 compare
  3. 158 Denmark 28.6 compare
  4. 158 Italy 28.6 compare
  5. 160 Portugal 28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women high blood pressure in United States of America?
Women high blood pressure in United States of America was 29 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2007.
What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6 in 1990.
How does United States of America rank for women high blood pressure?
United States of America ranks 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in United States of America?
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 of America 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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Indicator
Women high blood pressure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
195 places, 5,850 data points, 1990–2019
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