Women high blood pressure in North Korea
North Korea: Women high blood pressure was 25.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
25.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 195 countries
All-time high
25.5
in 2009
All-time low
23.5
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Women high blood pressure in North Korea, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, women high blood pressure in North Korea stood at 25.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women high blood pressure in North Korea peaked at 25.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 1990.
That places North Korea 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Women high blood pressure in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5 | — |
| 1991 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.7 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.2 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 25.2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.6, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 25.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2, 74% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.86 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.92 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.33 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More gender data for North Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,948 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7158 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,837 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,837 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2686 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 162,142 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,689 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 163,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 172,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 164,613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women high blood pressure in North Korea?
- Women high blood pressure in North Korea was 25.2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women high blood pressure recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest women high blood pressure recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for women high blood pressure?
- North Korea ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is women high blood pressure rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women high blood pressure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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