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Indicator name:
Prevalence of raised blood pressure (SBP≥140 OR DBP≥90)
Short name:
Raised blood pressure
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
2386
Rationale:
The World Health Assembly adopted a voluntary global target of a 25% relative reduction of the prevalence of raised blood pressure by 2025, against a 2010 baseline, as part of the Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020.
Definition:
Prevalence of raised blood pressure (defined as having systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) among adults aged 30-79.
Disaggregation:
Sex
M&E Framework:
Outcome
Method of estimation:
1,201 population-based studies that included measured blood pressure and data on blood pressure treatment in 104 million individuals aged 30-79 years were used to estimate trends in hypertension and hypertension diagnosis, treatment and control from 1990 to 2019. More information on input and data methods is available at: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants. The Lancet S0140-6736(21)01330-1.
Preferred data sources:
Population-based surveys
Expected frequency of data collection:
At least every 5 years
Contact person email:
rileyl@who.int
Name:
Leanne Riley
IMRID:
2386
Limitations:
Potential limitations include:
- measurement error
- representativeness of the sample
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