Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea
Korea: Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 74.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
74.7%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 193 countries
All-time high
74.7%
in 2019
All-time low
33.6%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 74.7% 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea peaked at 74.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1990.
Korea ranks 11th 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.6% | — |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 39.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 33.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 45.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 62.3% | 74.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 8 Russian Federation 75.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 75.0% compare
- 10 Malta 74.9% compare
- 11 Germany 74.7% compare
- 11 Slovakia 74.7% compare
- 14 El Salvador 73.4% compare
- 14 Portugal 73.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea?
- Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea was 74.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
- Korea ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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