Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 71.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Republic of Korea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Republic of Korea is 71.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Republic of Korea peaked at 71.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1990.
Republic of Korea ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 35.2% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 47.1% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 61.9% | 71.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Republic of Korea?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Republic of Korea was 71.1% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1990.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Republic of Korea ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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