Prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Prevalence of hypertension, female was 44.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia peaked at 44.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1993.
That places Indonesia 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 1991 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +2.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 44.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 44.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 32.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 37.8% | 44.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia?
- Prevalence of hypertension, female in Indonesia was 44.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Indonesia ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, female, is the percentage of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.