Costa Rica vs WPR: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)
Costa Rica
50.3%
in 2019
WPR
19.0%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
4th
WPR rank
7th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time
- Costa Rica
- WPR
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 50.3% against 19.0% in WPR, a difference of 31.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.6 times WPR's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and WPR ranks 7th 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 | WPR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 4.6% | 6.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 9.7% | 11.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 16.7% | 24.4% | 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 WPR?
- Costa Rica, at 50.3% against 19.0% in WPR as of 2019.
- What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between Costa Rica and WPR?
- 31.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WPR?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and WPR rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and WPR ranks 7th 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.