Hypertension in South Korea
In South Korea, 26.7% of adults aged 30 to 79 had hypertension in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
South Korea, 2019
26.7%
Change from 2018
−0.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
31.5%
Position in 2019
184th of 192
Hypertension in South Korea over time
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South Korea
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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 | South Korea |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 27.0% |
| 2016 | 27.1% |
| 2015 | 27.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% |
| 2013 | 27.6% |
| 2012 | 27.7% |
| 2011 | 27.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% |
| 2009 | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5% |
| 2007 | 28.7% |
| 2006 | 28.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% |
| 2004 | 29.4% |
| 2003 | 29.6% |
| 2002 | 29.8% |
| 2001 | 30.0% |
| 2000 | 30.2% |
| 1999 | 30.5% |
| 1998 | 30.7% |
| 1997 | 31.1% |
| 1996 | 31.4% |
| 1995 | 31.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 26.8% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 28.3%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2019, South Korea has the 184th highest value.
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