Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults) … male, ages 30-79 in North Korea
North Korea: Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults) … male, ages 30-79 was 39.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Treatment for hypertension, male in North Korea, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension.
Analysis
In 2019, treatment for hypertension, male in North Korea stood at 39.3%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment for hypertension, male in North Korea peaked at 39.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1990.
North Korea ranks 74th of 192 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.
Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults) … male, ages 30-79 in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.5% | — |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 39.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.3%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 39.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.5%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 13.5% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 22.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 34.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 12.7% (2025)
- Population, female 50.5% (2025)
- Vaccination coverage dpt by extreme poverty 99 (2025)
- Vaccination coverage by income in 99 (2025)
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment for hypertension, male in North Korea?
- Treatment for hypertension, male in North Korea was 39.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest treatment for hypertension, male recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for treatment for hypertension, male?
- North Korea ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is treatment for hypertension, male rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Treatment for hypertension, male (% of male adults ages 30-79 with hypertension). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Treatment for hypertension, male, is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension who were taking medicine for hypertension. Hypertension is defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension.