Women high blood pressure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Women high blood pressure was 39.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39.4
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
86th
of 192 countries
All-time high
41
in 2010
All-time low
35.2
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in Costa Rica, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 39.4 for women high blood pressure in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in Costa Rica peaked at 41 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.2, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 86th of 192 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.
Women high blood pressure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2 | — |
| 1991 | 35.5 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 35.8 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.1 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 36.4 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 36.7 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 37 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 37.3 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 37.7 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 38 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 38.6 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.6 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.9 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.5 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.8 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.9 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.9 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.8 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.6 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.3 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.1 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.8 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.6 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.57 | 35.2 | 38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.71 | 38.3 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.35 | 39.4 | 41 | 10 |
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More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in Costa Rica?
- Women high blood pressure in Costa Rica was 39.4 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2010.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for women high blood pressure?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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