Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Egypt

Egypt: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) was 31.03 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.03
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34.68
in 2001
All-time low
31.03
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Egypt, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 32.41991: 32.71992: 331993: 33.31994: 33.61995: 33.91996: 34.11997: 34.31998: 34.51999: 34.62000: 34.72001: 34.72002: 34.62003: 34.52004: 34.22005: 33.92006: 33.52007: 33.12008: 32.82009: 32.52010: 32.32011: 32.12012: 31.82013: 31.62014: 31.52015: 31.32016: 31.22017: 31.22018: 31.12019: 31

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 31.03 for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Egypt peaked at 34.68 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.03, in 2019.

That places Egypt 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) (age-standardized estimate) in Egypt, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 32.42
1991 32.73 +1.0%
1992 33.04 +0.9%
1993 33.34 +0.9%
1994 33.62 +0.8%
1995 33.87 +0.7%
1996 34.09 +0.7%
1997 34.29 +0.6%
1998 34.45 +0.5%
1999 34.59 +0.4%
2000 34.67 +0.2%
2001 34.68 +0.0%
2002 34.62 -0.2%
2003 34.48 -0.4%
2004 34.24 -0.7%
2005 33.92 -0.9%
2006 33.54 -1.1%
2007 33.15 -1.2%
2008 32.8 -1.1%
2009 32.52 -0.8%
2010 32.28 -0.7%
2011 32.06 -0.7%
2012 31.84 -0.7%
2013 31.64 -0.6%
2014 31.47 -0.5%
2015 31.33 -0.4%
2016 31.21 -0.4%
2017 31.22 +0.0%
2018 31.13 -0.3%
2019 31.03 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.64 32.42 34.59 10
2000s 33.86 32.52 34.68 10
2010s 31.52 31.03 32.28 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 101 Qatar 31.18 compare
  2. 102 Kenya 31.16 compare
  3. 103 Saint Lucia 31.06 compare
  4. 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.9 compare
  5. 106 Algeria 30.44 compare
  6. 107 Djibouti 30.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Egypt?
Raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Egypt was 31.03 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 34.68 in 2001.
What is the lowest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 31.03 in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
Egypt ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 6,210 data points, 1990–2019
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