AMR vs South Korea: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)

AMR
37.3%
in 2019
South Korea
55.4%
in 2019
AMR rank
2nd
South Korea rank
2nd

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time

  • AMR
  • South Korea
0204060199020042019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 55.4% against 37.3% in AMR, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times AMR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was AMR ahead.

AMR ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 2nd of 17 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, AMR averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade AMR South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 17.6% 7.4% 10.1% AMR
2000s 27.4% 25.2% 2.2% AMR
2010s 35.8% 48.4% 12.6% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension), AMR or South Korea?
South Korea, at 55.4% against 37.3% in AMR as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between AMR and South Korea?
18.1%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AMR and South Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do AMR and South Korea rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
AMR ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 2nd of 17 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, crude (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed