In 2023, nearly 28 percent of adults in Brazil were diagnosed with hypertension. By gender, when asked if they have been diagnosed with hypertension by a doctor, over 29 percent of women respondents answered affirmatively, up from 27 percent of the women surveyed two years earlier. This figure was higher than the share of Brazilian males who stated to have been diagnosed with hypertension, which attained around 26.4 percent in 2023.
Share of adults diagnosed with hypertension in Brazil from 2012 to 2023, by gender
Data prior to 2023 were retrieved from earlier editions of the publication. The source does not provide data for 2022.
Respondents were asked if they have been diagnosed with arterial hypertension by a physician.
The phrasing chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 18 to 30.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). (September 18, 2023). Share of adults diagnosed with hypertension in Brazil from 2012 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/781185/adults-hypertension-gender-brazil/
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