Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants – The Lancet

Commentary: Global and national high blood pressure burden and control – The Lancet (free registration required)

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Our new analysis within #NCDRisC on the #worldwide #hypertension #prevalence in last 30 yrs published in @TheLancet. The number of people with HTN doubled from 1990 with 626 million?️‍♀️ and 652 million ?️ in 2019. Control rates were ⬇️10% in some countries!https://t.co/FdjusD38X3 pic.twitter.com/famYphfqC8

— Maciej Banach (@maciejbanach) August 25, 2021