During 2017-2019 the prevalence of any kind of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy was highest for black women, with a rate of 20.9 percent. The majority of them suffered from pregnancy-associated hypertension. This graph shows the prevalence of U.S. women suffering from hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, by race and ethnicity.
Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by race and ethnicity*
* "Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs), defined as prepregnancy (chronic) or pregnancy-associated hypertension, are common pregnancy complications in the United States"
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CDC, & MMWR. (April 29, 2022). Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by race and ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310763/prevalence-of-hypertensive-disorders-in-pregnancy-by-race-and-ethnicity-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by race and ethnicity*." Chart. April 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310763/prevalence-of-hypertensive-disorders-in-pregnancy-by-race-and-ethnicity-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2022). Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by race and ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310763/prevalence-of-hypertensive-disorders-in-pregnancy-by-race-and-ethnicity-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders during Pregnancy in The United States from 2017 to 2019, by Race and Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310763/prevalence-of-hypertensive-disorders-in-pregnancy-by-race-and-ethnicity-us/
CDC & MMWR, Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by race and ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310763/prevalence-of-hypertensive-disorders-in-pregnancy-by-race-and-ethnicity-us/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by race and ethnicity* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, April 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310763/prevalence-of-hypertensive-disorders-in-pregnancy-by-race-and-ethnicity-us/
