Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 37.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica stood at 37.8.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica peaked at 38.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.5, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 101st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5 | — |
| 1991 | 33.8 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 34.1 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.4 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 34.7 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.3 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.7 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 36 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 36.3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 36.6 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.9 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.2 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38.2 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.5 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.7 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.8 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.9 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.7 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 38.6 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.2 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.1 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.9 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.8 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.88 | 33.5 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8 | 36.6 | 38.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.44 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Costa Rica was 37.8 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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