Women high blood pressure in Zambia

Zambia: Women high blood pressure was 33.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
33.8
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
135th
of 192 countries
All-time high
38.2
in 2008
All-time low
33.8
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Women high blood pressure in Zambia, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 34.81991: 34.91992: 351993: 35.21994: 35.31995: 35.51996: 35.61997: 35.81998: 361999: 36.32000: 36.52001: 36.82002: 37.12003: 37.42004: 37.62005: 37.92006: 382007: 38.12008: 38.22009: 38.12010: 37.92011: 37.62012: 37.22013: 36.82014: 36.42015: 35.92016: 35.42017: 34.82018: 34.32019: 33.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for women high blood pressure in Zambia is 33.8, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Zambia peaked at 38.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.8, in 2019.

Zambia ranks 135th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Women high blood pressure in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Women high blood pressure in Zambia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 34.8
1991 34.9 +0.3%
1992 35 +0.3%
1993 35.2 +0.6%
1994 35.3 +0.3%
1995 35.5 +0.6%
1996 35.6 +0.3%
1997 35.8 +0.6%
1998 36 +0.6%
1999 36.3 +0.8%
2000 36.5 +0.6%
2001 36.8 +0.8%
2002 37.1 +0.8%
2003 37.4 +0.8%
2004 37.6 +0.5%
2005 37.9 +0.8%
2006 38 +0.3%
2007 38.1 +0.3%
2008 38.2 +0.3%
2009 38.1 -0.3%
2010 37.9 -0.5%
2011 37.6 -0.8%
2012 37.2 -1.1%
2013 36.8 -1.1%
2014 36.4 -1.1%
2015 35.9 -1.4%
2016 35.4 -1.4%
2017 34.8 -1.7%
2018 34.3 -1.4%
2019 33.8 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.44 34.8 36.3 10
2000s 37.57 36.5 38.2 10
2010s 36.01 33.8 37.9 10

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 132 Micronesia (Federated States of) 33.9 compare
  2. 132 Nepal 33.9 compare
  3. 132 Uganda 33.9 compare
  4. 136 El Salvador 33.6 compare
  5. 137 Chile 33.1 compare
  6. 138 Benin 33 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is women high blood pressure in Zambia?
Women high blood pressure in Zambia was 33.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 38.2 in 2008.
What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.8 in 2019.
How does Zambia rank for women high blood pressure?
Zambia ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia 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
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,850 data points, 1990–2019
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