Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence was 26.5 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
26.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.9
in 2009
All-time low
24.5
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2019

01020301990200420191990: 24.51991: 24.71992: 24.91993: 25.11994: 25.31995: 25.41996: 25.51997: 25.61998: 25.61999: 25.72000: 25.82001: 262002: 26.12003: 26.22004: 26.42005: 26.52006: 26.62007: 26.72008: 26.82009: 26.92010: 26.92011: 26.92012: 26.82013: 26.72014: 26.72015: 26.62016: 26.62017: 26.62018: 26.52019: 26.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 26.5 for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 26.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 1990.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 24.5
1991 24.7 +0.8%
1992 24.9 +0.8%
1993 25.1 +0.8%
1994 25.3 +0.8%
1995 25.4 +0.4%
1996 25.5 +0.4%
1997 25.6 +0.4%
1998 25.6 +0.0%
1999 25.7 +0.4%
2000 25.8 +0.4%
2001 26 +0.8%
2002 26.1 +0.4%
2003 26.2 +0.4%
2004 26.4 +0.8%
2005 26.5 +0.4%
2006 26.6 +0.4%
2007 26.7 +0.4%
2008 26.8 +0.4%
2009 26.9 +0.4%
2010 26.9 +0.0%
2011 26.9 +0.0%
2012 26.8 -0.4%
2013 26.7 -0.4%
2014 26.7 +0.0%
2015 26.6 -0.4%
2016 26.6 +0.0%
2017 26.6 +0.0%
2018 26.5 -0.4%
2019 26.5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.23 24.5 25.7 10
2000s 26.4 25.8 26.9 10
2010s 26.68 26.5 26.9 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 26.5 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 26.9 in 2009.
What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 1990.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, 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
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