Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Lower-middle income (World Bank)
Lower-middle income (World Bank): Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) was 28.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
28.5
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
31.67
in 2002
All-time low
28.5
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Lower-middle income (World Bank), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lower-middle income (World Bank) recorded 28.5 for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Lower-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 31.67 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.5, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Lower-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.08 | — |
| 1991 | 31.14 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 31.21 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 31.27 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 31.32 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 31.36 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 31.41 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 31.46 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 31.52 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 31.57 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 31.62 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 31.66 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.67 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.67 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.63 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.55 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.43 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.28 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.12 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.94 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.74 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.51 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.27 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.02 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.76 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 29.51 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.25 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.02 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.76 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 28.5 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.33 | 31.08 | 31.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.46 | 30.94 | 31.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.63 | 28.5 | 30.74 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Lower-middle income (World Bank) was 28.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.67 in 2002.
- What is the lowest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5 in 2019.
- How does Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) rising or falling in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle income (World Bank) 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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