Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea
South Korea: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 3.16 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 3.16 for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea peaked at 12.46 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.16, in 2021.
That places South Korea 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.37 | — |
| 2001 | 11.24 | +52.6% |
| 2002 | 12.46 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 12.36 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.45 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.97 | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 8.19 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 8.52 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.23 | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 5.12 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 4.92 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.98 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.91 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.93 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.13 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.93 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.89 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.66 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.52 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.43 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | -7.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.16 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.18, 31% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.16 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.77, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +52.6% | 7.37 | 11.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.19 | 5.12 | 12.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 | 3.3 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 | 3.16 | 3.43 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in South Korea was 3.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.46 in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- South Korea ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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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