Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 38.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Costa Rica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Costa Rica stood at 38.6. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Costa Rica peaked at 38.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.2, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, crude in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.2 | — |
| 1991 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 30.8 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 31.1 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 31.4 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 31.7 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 32.1 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 32.6 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.5 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 34 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.6 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 35.1 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 36.2 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.7 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.2 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 38 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 38.5 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.6 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.39 | 30.2 | 33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.86 | 33.5 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.56 | 38.3 | 38.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Costa Rica?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Costa Rica was 38.6 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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