Costa Rica vs Portugal: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)
Costa Rica
50.3%
in 2019
Portugal
47.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
Portugal rank
6th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 50.3% against 47.4% in Portugal, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 6th 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 | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.8% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 40.0% | 1.2% | 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 Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 50.3% against 47.4% in Portugal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 2.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 6th 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.