Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 66.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 66.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Puerto Rico peaked at 66.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 46th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.5% | — |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 66.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.8%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 66.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 45.5% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 53.1% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 61.3% | 66.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Puerto Rico?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Puerto Rico was 66.8% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Puerto Rico ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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