Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Treatment for hypertension, female was 63.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 63.5%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 63.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th out of 43 groups 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.
Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5% | — |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 33.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 45.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 59.0% | 63.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 South Korea 77.5% compare
- 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
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 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 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Treatment for hypertension, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 63.5% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for treatment for hypertension, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.