High income (World Bank) vs Korea: Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)

High income (World Bank)
38.0%
in 2019
Korea
55.4%
in 2019
High income (World Bank) rank
1st
Korea rank
2nd

Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time

  • High income (World Bank)
  • Korea
0204060199020042019

How they compare

Korea currently reports 55.4% against 38.0% in High income (World Bank), a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times High income (World Bank)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income (World Bank) ahead.

High income (World Bank) ranks 1st and Korea ranks 2nd of 17 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, High income (World Bank) averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income (World Bank) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 12.6% 7.4% 5.1% High income (World Bank)
2000s 24.5% 25.2% 0.7% Korea
2010s 35.8% 48.4% 12.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension), High income (World Bank) or Korea?
Korea, at 55.4% against 38.0% in High income (World Bank) as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between High income (World Bank) and Korea?
17.4%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income (World Bank) and Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do High income (World Bank) and Korea rank globally for hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
High income (World Bank) ranks 1st and 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