Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) was 24.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico stood at 24.2%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 57th 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: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico?
- Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) in Puerto Rico was 24.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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