Research
Mixed
Hypertension prevalence and mortality burden are significantly higher in low- and middle-income countries compared to high-income countries, with deaths attributable to high blood pressure increasing in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Recognize that hypertension is a major killer in low- and middle-income countries. Support global health initiatives that scale up treatment coverage and improve community effectiveness in these regions.
StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
In 2015, an estimated 8.5 million deaths were attributable to systolic blood pressure >115 mmHg, 88% of which were in low-income and middle-income countries.
Why this rating
Based on comprehensive global estimates from NCD-RisC pooling 1,479 studies.
Source
Global epidemiology, health burden and effective interventions for elevated blood pressure and hypertension
Bin Zhou et al. · Nature Reviews Cardiology · 2021
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