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 43.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
43.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
86th
of 193 countries
All-time high
43.7%
in 2019
All-time low
15.9%
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
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 43.7% for hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% 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 43.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1990.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 86th of 193 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.9% | — |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 43.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 43.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.0%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 26.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 39.2% | 43.7% | 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 43.7% 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 43.7% 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 15.9% 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 86th 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 14.1%. 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, crude (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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