Croatia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of hypertension, female
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- Croatia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 45.3% against 36.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 34.7% | 11.0% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 37.4% | 6.1% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 37.6% | 7.3% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Croatia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Croatia, at 45.3% against 36.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Croatia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.6%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Croatia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- Croatia ranks 19th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension, female, is the percentage of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.