Late-demographic dividend vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of hypertension, female

Late-demographic dividend
29.1%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
43.2%
in 2019
Late-demographic dividend rank
36th
Puerto Rico rank
34th

Prevalence of hypertension, female over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 43.2% against 29.1% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 36th 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 Late-demographic dividend Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 29.3% 37.6% 8.3% Puerto Rico
2000s 31.1% 40.0% 9.0% Puerto Rico
2010s 30.5% 42.6% 12.1% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, female, Late-demographic dividend or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 43.2% against 29.1% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension, female between Late-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
14.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of hypertension, female?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79)
Unit
% of female adults ages 30-79
Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

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.