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 visits to physician offices with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 38.9 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Summary Tables, table 13 [PDF - 382 KB]

• Number of visits to hospital outpatient departments with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 3.6 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Outpatient Department Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF - 330 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: 26,634
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.6

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, tables 10, 11 [PDF - 3.1 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 Among Adults in the United States, 2009–2010
• 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, 2011 [PDF - 1.3 MB]