Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in World
World: Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) was 26.62 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
26.62
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
29.63
in 1990
All-time low
26.62
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) in World, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 26.62 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in World peaked at 29.63 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.62, 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.63 | — |
| 1991 | 29.61 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.6 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.58 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 29.54 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.5 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 29.41 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.33 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.27 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.22 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 29.19 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.13 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 29.07 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.01 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.95 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.88 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.78 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.68 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.57 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.45 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.29 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.09 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.88 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.67 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.48 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.3 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.12 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.95 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.78 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.62 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.47 | 29.22 | 29.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.87 | 28.45 | 29.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.42 | 26.62 | 28.29 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in World?
- Raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) in World was 26.62 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 29.63 in 1990.
- What is the lowest raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.62 in 2019.
- How does World rank for raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90)?
- World ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is raised blood pressure (sbp>=140 or dbp>=90) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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