Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Costa Rica or High income?

Costa Rica, at 70.2% against 57.1% in High income as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and High income?

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.

Costa Rica vs High income: Treatment for hypertension

Costa Rica

70.2%

in 2019

High income

57.1%

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

5th

High income rank

5th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Costa Rica
High income

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 70.2% against 57.1% in High income, a difference of 13.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and 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	High income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.8%	36.3%	0.5%	Costa Rica
2000s	49.9%	48.7%	1.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	65.3%	56.0%	9.2%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Costa Rica or High income?: Costa Rica, at 70.2% against 57.1% in High income as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Costa Rica and High income?: 13.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and High income?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and High income rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Costa Rica ranks 5th and 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 (% 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.