Hypertension in North Korea
In North Korea, 26.5% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019.
North Korea, 2019
26.5%
Change from 2018
0percentage points
Position in 2019
185th of 192
Hypertension in North Korea over time
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% of adults aged 30 to 79. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.5% |
| 2018 | 26.5% |
| 2017 | 26.6% |
| 2016 | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 26.7% |
| 2013 | 26.7% |
| 2012 | 26.8% |
| 2011 | 26.9% |
| 2010 | 26.9% |
| 2009 | 26.9% |
| 2008 | 26.8% |
| 2007 | 26.7% |
| 2006 | 26.6% |
| 2005 | 26.5% |
| 2004 | 26.4% |
| 2003 | 26.2% |
| 2002 | 26.1% |
| 2001 | 26.0% |
| 2000 | 25.8% |
| 1999 | 25.7% |
| 1998 | 25.6% |
| 1997 | 25.6% |
| 1996 | 25.5% |
| 1995 | 25.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 26.9%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, North Korea has the 185th highest value.
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