Hypertension
Overview
Hypertension 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 in State of Delaware
Data are current as of 2021
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Needs Attention
Improving
Hypertension
2021
36.2%
of adults
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Increased 1.7% from 2013 to 2021
Target
32.3%of adults
Progress
Getting worse, Target not met
The unadjusted (crude) rate for Hypertension is 36.2% of adults. This indicator needs attention because the progress is getting worse and is higher than the target percent of 36.2%.
Investigate Over Time
Hypertension in State of Delaware
Data are current as of 2021
Most recent dashboard update: 3/27/2023
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Hypertension in State of Delaware
Percentage of adults
About the Data
Source
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
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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 in State of Delaware
Privacy
In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented, and the rate is not calculated for counts of less than 20. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).
