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Overview

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) is a broad classification referring to heart disease, vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease. The two main heart disease conditions are coronary artery disease and heart attack. Other heart disease conditions include acute coronary syndrome, angina, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, heart failure, and rheumatic heart disease. Vascular disease refers to a group of diseases affecting the circulatory system. These conditions include atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, and hypertension. Cerebrovascular disease include nontraumatic subarachnoid and intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral infarction (stroke), and occlusion and stenosis of cerebral and precerebral arteries.

Key Data and Reports

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware

Data are current as of 2021

Hypertension

2021

36.2%
of adults
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increased 4% from 2017 to 2021
Target
32.3%percentage of adults
Progress
Getting worse, target not met

36.2 percent of adults in Delaware have been diagnosed with hypertension. This indicator needs attention because the rate is getting worse and is higher than the target percent of 32.3%.

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Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware

Data are current as of 2021

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware

Percentage of adults

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Data Sources
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

Additional Information

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) in Delaware

Data Sources


Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

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