Costa Rica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Treatment for hypertension, female
Treatment for hypertension, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 76.1% against 63.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 38.3% | 6.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 51.6% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 61.8% | 10.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, female, Costa Rica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Costa Rica, at 76.1% against 63.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension, female between Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 12.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.