This statistic shows hypertension and high blood pressure in the U.S. in selected periods between 1988 and 2016. In the period 2017 to 2018, some 46.6 percent of all persons 20 years of age and over had hypertension.
Percentage of persons with high blood pressure in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018*
* Defined as having measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication. High blood pressure is defined as having measured systolic pressure of at least 130 mm Hg or diastolic pressure of at least 80 mm Hg. Those with high blood pressure may also be taking prescribed medicine for high blood pressure. For high blood pressure medication use, respondents were asked, ”Are you now taking prescribed medicine for your high blood pressure?” Pregnant women are excluded.
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Task Force recommended adopting lower thresholds of high blood pressure. For systolic blood pressure, the threshold was lowered from 140 mm Hg to 130 mm Hg, and for diastolic blood pressure, from 90 mm Hg to 80 mm Hg. These revised thresholds have been applied to all data years presented.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of persons with high blood pressure in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186039/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-in-the-us-since-1988/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of persons with high blood pressure in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018*." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186039/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-in-the-us-since-1988/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of persons with high blood pressure in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186039/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-in-the-us-since-1988/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Persons with High Blood Pressure in The U.S. in Periods between 1988 and 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186039/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-in-the-us-since-1988/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of persons with high blood pressure in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186039/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-in-the-us-since-1988/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of persons with high blood pressure in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186039/hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure-in-the-us-since-1988/
