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18/09/2024

❗️More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension

The number of adults aged 30-79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last thirty years, according to the first comprehensive global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control.

17/09/2024

❤️‍🩹Hypertension
❗️Key facts
👉An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension, most (two-thirds) living in low- and middle-income countries
👉An estimated 46% of adults with hypertension are unaware that they have the condition.
👉Less than half of adults (42%) with hypertension are diagnosed and treated.
👉Approximately 1 in 5 adults (21%) with hypertension have it under control.
👉Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide.
👉One of the global targets for noncommunicable diseases is to reduce the prevalence of hypertension by 33% between 2010 and 2030.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension?fbclid=IwY2xjawFWJcpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdRiv4NNjrB7rNb7zNGMaJow1fAVOCr82rI-UeIXqsgoG2Ft6dIb4UAJ_Q_aem_zfjPLOzldqu63SS5DJerCA

Hypertension is called a "silent killer". Most people with hypertension are unaware of the problem because it may have no warning signs or symptoms. For this reason, it is essential that blood pressure is measured regularly.

13/09/2024