Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 77.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
77.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
77.6%
in 2019
All-time low
55.2%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica stood at 77.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Costa Rica peaked at 77.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 | 55.2% | — |
| 1991 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 77.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 77.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.8%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 55.2% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 57.6% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 68.3% | 77.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 United States of America 82.1% compare
- 4 Canada 79.6% compare
- 5 Croatia 77.9% compare
- 7 Czechia 75.9% compare
- 8 Russian Federation 75.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 75.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 77.6% 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 77.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th 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 15.8%. 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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