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Hypertension

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

Morbidity

Percent of non-institutionalized adults ages 20 and over: 31 (2001-2004)

Source:  Health, United States, 2007, Table 70

Health care use

Ambulatory care

Number of visits to office-based physicians with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 35.7 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 12

Number of visits to hospital outpatient departments with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 3.9 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Summary, Table 10

Home health care

Number of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 41,900

Percent of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 3.1

Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12

Nursing home care

Number of residents with hypertension: 481,800

Percent of residents with hypertension: 30

Average length of stay for discharges with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 494 days

Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Tables 27, 58

Mortality

Number of deaths: 24,902

Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.4

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 11

More data

Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control-Continued Disparities in Adults: United States, 2005-2006

Health Data Interactive

Related links

Mortality Data

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

National Health Interview Survey

National Home and Hospice Care Survey

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Nursing Home Survey

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

This page last reviewed December 17, 2008