Hypertension in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, 37.8% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2004.
Costa Rica, 2019
37.8%
Change from 2018
−0.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
31.5%
Position in 2019
100th of 192
Hypertension in Costa Rica over time
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Costa Rica
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% of adults aged 30 to 79. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 37.8% |
| 2018 | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 38.1% |
| 2016 | 38.2% |
| 2015 | 38.4% |
| 2014 | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 38.7% |
| 2012 | 38.9% |
| 2011 | 38.9% |
| 2010 | 38.9% |
| 2009 | 38.8% |
| 2008 | 38.7% |
| 2007 | 38.5% |
| 2006 | 38.2% |
| 2005 | 38.0% |
| 2004 | 37.7% |
| 2003 | 37.4% |
| 2002 | 37.2% |
| 2001 | 36.9% |
| 2000 | 36.6% |
| 1999 | 36.3% |
| 1998 | 36.0% |
| 1997 | 35.7% |
| 1996 | 35.3% |
| 1995 | 35.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 37.9% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 38.8%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, Costa Rica has the 100th highest value.
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