High Blood Pressure Profile
- More than one third of the adult population in the UK has high blood pressure a condition known as “hypertension”.
This rises to two thirds in the over 65 age group.
- Less than 10% of people with high blood pressure in the UK are controlled to the target level of 140/85 mmHg.
- More than 50,000 deaths from stroke and 100,000 deaths from heart disease in the UK each year are attributable to high blood pressure.
- An individual with successfully managed hypertension reduces their risk of stroke and heart disease to almost that of a person who does not have high blood pressure.
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