Puerto Rico vs Suriname: Treatment for hypertension
Puerto Rico
49.7%
in 2019
Suriname
49.5%
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
60th
Suriname rank
61st
Treatment for hypertension over time
- Puerto Rico
- Suriname
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 49.7% against 49.5% in Suriname, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 60th and Suriname ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 29.4% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.7% | 0.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.5% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher treatment for hypertension, Puerto Rico or Suriname?
- Puerto Rico, at 49.7% against 49.5% in Suriname as of 2019.
- What is the difference in treatment for hypertension between Puerto Rico and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Suriname?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Puerto Rico and Suriname rank globally for treatment for hypertension?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th and Suriname ranks 61st 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.