Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Antigua and Barbuda or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 49.7% against 49.5% in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Puerto Rico: Treatment for hypertension

Antigua and Barbuda

49.5%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

49.7%

in 2019

Antigua and Barbuda rank

61st

Puerto Rico rank

60th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 49.7% against 49.5% in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 61st and Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 192 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.2%	30.3%	0.2%	Puerto Rico
2000s	41.2%	41.4%	0.1%	Puerto Rico
2010s	48.6%	48.9%	0.3%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Antigua and Barbuda or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 49.7% against 49.5% in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico?: 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Puerto Rico rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 61st and Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Treatment for hypertension (% of 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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Indicator: Treatment for hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension)
Unit: % of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension
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: 17 September 2026

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.