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Hypertension facts from online source, http://www.measureuppressuredown.com/PR/highBPStats_pr.asp

High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the most prevalent health conditions facing Americans. In fact, 68 million Americans – 1 in every 3 U.S. adults – have high blood pressure, and nearly 20 percent do not know they have it. Sadly, the disease can lead to other health problems, including heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.

Health Toll

• Less than half of people with high blood pressure have their condition under control.
• High blood pressure contributes to nearly 1,000 deaths a day.
• Approximately 20 percent of U.S. adults who have high blood pressure do not know they have it.
• Almost 30 percent of American adults have prehypertension, which raises the risk of developing high blood pressure.
• Sixty-nine percent of people who have a first heart attack, 77 percent of people who have a first stroke, and 74 percent of people with chronic heart failure have high blood pressure.
• In 2009, nearly 350,000 American deaths included high blood pressure as a primary or contributing cause.
• The U.S. isn’t the only country facing high blood pressure; globally, 40 percent of adults ages 25 and older had high blood pressure in 2008.