


Rates of High Blood Pressure Control Vary by Sex and Race High blood pressure costs the United States about $131 billion each year, averaged over 12 years from 2003 to 2014.High blood pressure was a primary or contributing cause of death for 516,955 people in the United States in 2019.Almost two out of three of this group (19 million) have a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher. About 34 million adults who are recommended to take medication may need it to be prescribed and to start taking it.About half of adults (45%) with uncontrolled hypertension have a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher.Only about 1 in 4 adults (24%) with hypertension have their condition under control.Nearly half of adults in the United States (47%, or 116 million) have hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mmHg or are taking medication for hypertension.

In 2019, more than half a million deaths in the United States had hypertension as a primary or contributing cause.Having hypertension puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the United States.
