Hypertension

Morbidity

bullet graphicPercent of non-institutionalized adults ages 20 and over: 29 (2001-2004)

Source: Health, United States, 2006, table 69

Health care use

Ambulatory care

bullet graphicNumber of visits to office-based physicians: 38 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2004 Summary, table 13

bullet graphicNumber of hospital outpatient department visits: 3.4 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2004 Outpatient Summary, table 12

Home health care

bullet graphicNumber of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 41,900

bullet graphicPercent of current patients with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 3.1

Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, table 12

Nursing home care

bullet graphicNumber of residents with hypertension: 481,800

bullet graphicPercent of residents with hypertension: 30

bullet graphicAverage length of stay for discharges with hypertension as primary diagnosis: 494 days

Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, tables 27, 58

Mortality

bullet graphicNumber of deaths: 22,953

bullet graphicDeaths per 100,000 population: 7.8

Source: Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, table 2



More data

bullet graphicHealth Data for All Ages

Related links

bullet graphicMortality Data

bullet graphicNational Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

bullet graphicNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

bullet graphicNational Health Interview Survey

bullet graphicNational Home and Hospice Care Survey

bullet graphicNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

bullet graphicNational Nursing Home Survey

bullet graphicNational Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

bullet graphicNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

source:www.cdc.gov