How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela?

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Venezuela: Treatment for hypertension

Latin America & Caribbean

55.1%

in 2019

Venezuela

63.0%

in 2019

Latin America & Caribbean rank

8th

Venezuela rank

10th

Treatment for hypertension over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 63.0% against 55.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.9%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.7%	32.6%	1.9%	Venezuela
2000s	42.1%	44.4%	2.3%	Venezuela
2010s	52.4%	58.5%	6.1%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Latin America & Caribbean or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 63.0% against 55.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela?: 7.9%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela rank globally for treatment for hypertension?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 43 groups.
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.