Korea vs Upper-middle income (World Bank): Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)

Korea
52.6%
in 2019
Upper-middle income (World Bank)
18.6%
in 2019
Korea rank
2nd
Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank
5th

Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) over time

  • Korea
  • Upper-middle income (World Bank)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 52.6% against 18.6% in Upper-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 34.0%.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.8 times Upper-middle income (World Bank)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Upper-middle income (World Bank) Difference Ahead
1990s 7.8% 4.6% 3.2% Korea
2000s 25.7% 9.7% 15.9% Korea
2010s 47.0% 16.4% 30.5% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension), Korea or Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
Korea, at 52.6% against 18.6% in Upper-middle income (World Bank) as of 2019.
What is the difference in hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) between Korea and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
34.0%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Korea and Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank globally for hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension)?
Korea ranks 2nd and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th of 193 countries.
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, age-standardized (%). 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, age-standardized (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed