Costa Rica vs Europe (WHO region): Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)
Costa Rica
50.3%
in 2019
Europe (WHO region)
27.3%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
Europe (WHO region) rank
4th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time
- Costa Rica
- Europe (WHO region)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 50.3% against 27.3% in Europe (WHO region), a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Europe (WHO region)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Europe (WHO region) ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Europe (WHO region) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 6.5% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.7% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 24.3% | 16.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension), Costa Rica or Europe (WHO region)?
- Costa Rica, at 50.3% against 27.3% in Europe (WHO region) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between Costa Rica and Europe (WHO region)?
- 23.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe (WHO region)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Europe (WHO region) rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Europe (WHO region) ranks 4th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.