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

Latest (2019)
28.2
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.2
in 2019
All-time low
22.6
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

01020301990200420191990: 22.61991: 22.91992: 23.31993: 23.71994: 24.11995: 24.31996: 24.41997: 24.41998: 24.41999: 24.42000: 24.52001: 24.52002: 24.62003: 24.82004: 252005: 25.22006: 25.52007: 25.92008: 26.22009: 26.62010: 26.92011: 27.12012: 27.22013: 27.32014: 27.52015: 27.62016: 27.72017: 27.92018: 282019: 28.2

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

Annual values for Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 170 Viet Nam 28.7 compare
  2. 171 Kenya 28.6 compare
  3. 172 Saudi Arabia 28.3 compare
  4. 174 Benin 27.9 compare
  5. 175 Canada 27.6 compare
  6. 175 Switzerland 27.6 compare

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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?
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Indicator
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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