Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 77.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica is 77.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica peaked at 77.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.7% | — |
| 1991 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.7% | 56.7% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 59.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 68.9% | 77.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 2 Iceland 82.4% compare
- 3 United States of America 80.4% compare
- 4 Canada 77.8% compare
- 6 Croatia 74.5% compare
- 7 Russian Federation 74.3% compare
- 8 El Salvador 73.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica was 77.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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