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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with was 43.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
43.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
94th
of 193 countries
All-time high
43.0%
in 2019
All-time low
16.5%
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

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

0102030401990200420191990: 16.51991: 17.41992: 18.31993: 19.31994: 20.41995: 21.51996: 22.61997: 23.71998: 24.91999: 26.12000: 27.32001: 28.62002: 29.92003: 31.22004: 32.62005: 33.92006: 35.22007: 36.42008: 37.62009: 38.62010: 39.42011: 40.22012: 40.82013: 41.32014: 41.72015: 422016: 42.32017: 42.52018: 42.82019: 43

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 43.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 43.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1990.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 94th 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 16.5%
1991 17.4% +5.5%
1992 18.3% +5.2%
1993 19.3% +5.5%
1994 20.4% +5.7%
1995 21.5% +5.4%
1996 22.6% +5.1%
1997 23.7% +4.9%
1998 24.9% +5.1%
1999 26.1% +4.8%
2000 27.3% +4.6%
2001 28.6% +4.8%
2002 29.9% +4.5%
2003 31.2% +4.3%
2004 32.6% +4.5%
2005 33.9% +4.0%
2006 35.2% +3.8%
2007 36.4% +3.4%
2008 37.6% +3.3%
2009 38.6% +2.7%
2010 39.4% +2.1%
2011 40.2% +2.0%
2012 40.8% +1.5%
2013 41.3% +1.2%
2014 41.7% +1.0%
2015 42.0% +0.7%
2016 42.3% +0.7%
2017 42.5% +0.5%
2018 42.8% +0.7%
2019 43.0% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.1% 16.5% 26.1% 10
2000s 33.1% 27.3% 38.6% 10
2010s 41.6% 39.4% 43.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 43.0% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1990.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 94th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is hypertension treatment 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 11.4%. 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 treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension, age-standardized (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Hypertension treatment 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
206 places, 6,180 data points, 1990–2019
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