Hypertension
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 49.6% (2017-2018)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 21 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]
Physician office visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with essential hypertension as the primary diagnosis: 33.6 million
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 12pdf icon
Mortality
- Number of deaths from essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease: 36,524
- Deaths per 100,000 population from essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease: 11.1
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2019) via CDC WONDER
More data
- Trends in Hypertension from Health,United States
- Tables of Summary Health Statistics from the National Health Interview Survey
- Urban-rural Differences in Visits to Office-based Physicians by Adults With Hypertension: United States, 2014-2016 pdf icon[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 icon[PDF – 575 KaB]
- Age Differences in Visits to Office-based Physicians by Adults With Hypertension: United States, 2013
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Page last reviewed: September 13, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics