High income vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of hypertension, female
High income
29.1%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
43.2%
in 2019
High income rank
35th
Puerto Rico rank
34th
Prevalence of hypertension, female over time
- High income
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 43.2% against 29.1% in High income, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 43 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 37.6% | 1.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 40.0% | 7.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 42.6% | 12.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, High income or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 43.2% against 29.1% in High income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between High income and Puerto Rico?
- 14.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Puerto Rico?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do High income and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
- High income ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 43 groups.
- 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.