Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude was 28.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 28.2, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 28.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 1990.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, 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, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.6 | — |
| 1991 | 22.9 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 23.3 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 23.7 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.1 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.8 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.5 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 25.9 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.6 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.9 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.1 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.5 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.9 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.85 | 22.6 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.28 | 24.5 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.54 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 28.2 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 1990.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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