Costa Rica vs Euro area: Treatment for hypertension
Costa Rica
70.2%
in 2019
Euro area
55.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
5th
Euro area rank
7th
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Costa Rica
- Euro area
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 70.2% against 55.4% in Euro area, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Euro area ranks 7th 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 | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 32.5% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 44.7% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 53.6% | 11.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Costa Rica or Euro area?
- Costa Rica, at 70.2% against 55.4% in Euro area as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 14.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Euro area rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th and Euro area ranks 7th 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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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.