Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 53.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
53.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
103rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 2019
All-time low
31.3%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2019

02040601990200420191990: 31.31991: 32.11992: 32.81993: 33.61994: 34.41995: 35.11996: 35.91997: 36.71998: 37.51999: 38.32000: 39.22001: 402002: 40.92003: 41.82004: 42.82005: 43.82006: 44.82007: 45.82008: 46.82009: 47.72010: 48.62011: 49.42012: 50.12013: 50.82014: 51.32015: 51.82016: 52.32017: 52.72018: 53.12019: 53.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 53.5% for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 53.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1990.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 31.3%
1991 32.1% +2.6%
1992 32.8% +2.2%
1993 33.6% +2.4%
1994 34.4% +2.4%
1995 35.1% +2.0%
1996 35.9% +2.3%
1997 36.7% +2.2%
1998 37.5% +2.2%
1999 38.3% +2.1%
2000 39.2% +2.3%
2001 40.0% +2.0%
2002 40.9% +2.2%
2003 41.8% +2.2%
2004 42.8% +2.4%
2005 43.8% +2.3%
2006 44.8% +2.3%
2007 45.8% +2.2%
2008 46.8% +2.2%
2009 47.7% +1.9%
2010 48.6% +1.9%
2011 49.4% +1.6%
2012 50.1% +1.4%
2013 50.8% +1.4%
2014 51.3% +1.0%
2015 51.8% +1.0%
2016 52.3% +1.0%
2017 52.7% +0.8%
2018 53.1% +0.8%
2019 53.5% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.8% 31.3% 38.3% 10
2000s 43.4% 39.2% 47.7% 10
2010s 51.4% 48.6% 53.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 53.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1990.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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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Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%)
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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