Hypertension
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Percent of non-institutionalized adults ages 20 and over with hypertension: 31.9% (2009-2010)
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 69 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
Health care use
Ambulatory care
- Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 46.3 million
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 6 [PDF - 797 KB]
Nursing home care
- Number of residents with hypertension: 790,300
- Percent of residents with hypertension: 53.0%
Source: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, Residents, table 33B [PDF - 719 KB]
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 25,734
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.4
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, tables 10, 11 [PDF - 2.1 MB]
More data
- Average length of stay in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2011, table 106 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Discharges in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2011, table 104 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Discharge rate in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis Health, United States, 2011, table 105 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control-Continued Disparities in Adults: United States, 2005-2006 [PDF - 1.2 MB]
- Prevalence of Uncontrolled Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: United States, 1999–2010
- Recent Trends in the Prevalence of High Blood Pressure and its Treatment and Control, 1999-2008 [PDF - 1.1 MB]
- Search Tables for Hypertension in Health Data Interactive
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
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