Prevalence of hypertension, female in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of hypertension, female was 35.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 35.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension, female in Maldives peaked at 35.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 117th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.9% | — |
| 1991 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 35.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 35.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 34.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 29.9% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 33.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension, female in Maldives?
- Prevalence of hypertension, female in Maldives was 35.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Maldives ranks 117th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.