Costa Rica vs Korea: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)

Costa Rica
50.3%
in 2019
Korea
55.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
Korea rank
2nd

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea
0204060199020042019

How they compare

Korea currently reports 55.4% against 50.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 11.4% 7.4% 4.0% Costa Rica
2000s 21.0% 25.2% 4.2% Korea
2010s 41.2% 48.4% 7.2% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension), Costa Rica or Korea?
Korea, at 55.4% against 50.3% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between Costa Rica and Korea?
5.1%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed