Ecuador vs Korea: Prevalence of hypertension

Ecuador
27.2%
in 2019
Korea
26.7%
in 2019
Ecuador rank
182nd
Korea rank
184th

Prevalence of hypertension over time

  • Ecuador
  • Korea
0102030199020042019

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 27.2% against 26.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Ecuador ranks 182nd and Korea ranks 184th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 23.6% 32.0% 8.4% Korea
2000s 24.6% 29.2% 4.7% Korea
2010s 26.3% 27.4% 1.1% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of hypertension, Ecuador or Korea?
Ecuador, at 27.2% against 26.7% in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of hypertension between Ecuador and Korea?
0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Ecuador and Korea rank globally for prevalence of hypertension?
Ecuador ranks 182nd and Korea ranks 184th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79)
Unit
% of adults ages 30-79
Source
World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 7,050 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.