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

Egypt: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) was 29.21 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29.21
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
108th
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.66
in 2001
All-time low
29.21
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 30.71991: 30.91992: 31.11993: 31.41994: 31.61995: 31.91996: 321997: 32.21998: 32.41999: 32.52000: 32.62001: 32.72002: 32.62003: 32.52004: 32.32005: 322006: 31.62007: 31.22008: 30.82009: 30.62010: 30.32011: 30.12012: 29.92013: 29.72014: 29.52015: 29.42016: 29.32017: 29.32018: 29.22019: 29.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Egypt stood at 29.21. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Egypt peaked at 32.66 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29.21, in 2019.

That places Egypt 108th 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) (crude estimate) in Egypt, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 30.66
1991 30.89 +0.8%
1992 31.12 +0.8%
1993 31.37 +0.8%
1994 31.61 +0.8%
1995 31.85 +0.8%
1996 32.04 +0.6%
1997 32.21 +0.5%
1998 32.38 +0.5%
1999 32.52 +0.5%
2000 32.64 +0.4%
2001 32.66 +0.0%
2002 32.61 -0.1%
2003 32.49 -0.4%
2004 32.28 -0.6%
2005 31.99 -0.9%
2006 31.6 -1.2%
2007 31.2 -1.3%
2008 30.84 -1.2%
2009 30.56 -0.9%
2010 30.33 -0.8%
2011 30.1 -0.8%
2012 29.87 -0.8%
2013 29.66 -0.7%
2014 29.51 -0.5%
2015 29.39 -0.4%
2016 29.29 -0.4%
2017 29.3 +0.0%
2018 29.24 -0.2%
2019 29.21 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.67 30.66 32.52 10
2000s 31.89 30.56 32.66 10
2010s 29.59 29.21 30.33 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 105 Cuba 29.34 compare
  2. 106 Sweden 29.32 compare
  3. 107 Mongolia 29.3 compare
  4. 109 Nigeria 28.88 compare
  5. 110 Kazakhstan 28.87 compare
  6. 111 Austria 28.81 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 29.21 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 32.66 in 2001.
What is the lowest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 29.21 in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
Egypt ranks 108th 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 4.4%. 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) (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) (crude 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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