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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Zambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,719 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
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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