Hypertension
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 48.1% (2017-March 2020)
Physician office visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with essential hypertension as the primary diagnosis: 33.6 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 14 [PDF – 793 KB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with essential hypertension as the primary diagnosis: 1.1 million
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 12
Mortality
- Number of deaths from essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease: 41,907
- Deaths per 100,000 population from essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease: 12.7
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER
More data
- Trends in Hypertension from Health, United States
- Tables of Summary Health Statistics from the National Health Interview Survey
- Hypertension Prevalence Among Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2017-2018
- Urban-rural Differences in Visits to Office-based Physicians by Adults With Hypertension: United States, 2014-2016 [PDF – 276 KB]
- Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2015–2016
- Characteristics of Visits to Primary Care Physicians by Adults Diagnosed with Hypertension: Findings from the 2013-2014 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey [PDF – 575 KaB]
- Age Differences in Visits to Office-based Physicians by Adults With Hypertension: United States, 2013
Page last reviewed: September 6, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics