Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea
North Korea: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 20.93 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
20.93
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
24.7
in 2011
All-time low
20.93
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea stood at 20.93. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea peaked at 24.7 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.93, in 2021.
That places North Korea 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.77 | — |
| 2001 | 21.4 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.05 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.9 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 21.56 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 21.51 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.82 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.79 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 23.64 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 24.05 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.59 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.52 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 24.22 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23.87 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.84 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.52 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.64 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 21.89 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 21.8 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.38 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.93 | -2.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 20.93 is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.3, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 20.93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.77, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.25 | 21.4 | 24.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.56 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.16 | 20.93 | 21.38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in North Korea was 20.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7 in 2011.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.93 in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- North Korea ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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