In 2022, around 72 percent of women aged 70 or over in South Korea had high blood pressure (hypertension). This was about eight percentage points higher than men in the same age range. High blood pressure was significantly more common among older age groups in general.
Age distribution of high blood pressure (hypertension) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender
* Prior to 2021, the criteria for hypertension were as follows: systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg, or taking hypertension medication. From 2021 onwards, oscillatory blood pressure devices were used to measure blood pressure.
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (December 8, 2023). Age distribution of high blood pressure (hypertension) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481528/south-korea-hypertension-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Age distribution of high blood pressure (hypertension) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481528/south-korea-hypertension-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Age distribution of high blood pressure (hypertension) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481528/south-korea-hypertension-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Age Distribution of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481528/south-korea-hypertension-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Age distribution of high blood pressure (hypertension) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481528/south-korea-hypertension-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Age distribution of high blood pressure (hypertension) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, December 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481528/south-korea-hypertension-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
