Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) was 37.59 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Vanuatu, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 37.59 for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Vanuatu peaked at 37.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.75, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.75 | — |
| 1991 | 32.78 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 32.82 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.86 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.9 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 32.95 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.01 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.08 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 33.19 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.32 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 33.48 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 33.67 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.89 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.14 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.4 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 34.69 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.98 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.29 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.62 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 35.94 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.25 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.49 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 36.69 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.85 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.99 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.24 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.37 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.49 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.59 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.97 | 32.75 | 33.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.61 | 33.48 | 35.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.01 | 36.25 | 37.59 | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Vanuatu?
- Raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Vanuatu was 37.59 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 37.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.75 in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
- Vanuatu ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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