Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Treatment for hypertension, female was 63.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 63.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 63.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.4% | — |
| 1991 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 33.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 45.0% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 58.9% | 63.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 2 Costa Rica 76.1% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 74.3% compare
- 4 United States 73.3% compare
- 5 Iceland 71.8% compare
- 6 Venezuela 71.3% compare
- 7 El Salvador 71.0% compare
- 8 Portugal 70.9% compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 63.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Treatment for hypertension, female (% of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.