Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) was 27.88 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
27.88
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
32.7
in 2002
All-time low
27.88
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in Palestine, State of, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 27.88 for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Palestine, State of peaked at 32.7 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.88, in 2019.
Palestine, State of ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.56 | — |
| 1991 | 31.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 31.82 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 31.94 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 32.05 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 32.18 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 32.26 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.35 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.45 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.56 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.66 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.7 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.66 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32.55 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.38 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.12 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.83 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.53 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.24 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 30.95 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.62 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.28 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.94 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.6 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.27 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.9 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 28.61 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 28.25 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 27.88 | -1.3% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 27.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.65, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 27.88 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.88, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.09 | 31.56 | 32.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.24 | 31.24 | 32.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.43 | 27.88 | 30.95 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Palestine, State of?
- Raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in Palestine, State of was 27.88 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7 in 2002.
- What is the lowest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.88 in 2019.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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