Global report on hypertension 2025: high stakes: turning evidence into action

Overview

The second Global report on hypertension highlights the urgent need to scale up detection, treatment, and control of hypertension, especially at the primary health care level. It showcases proven solutions, country successes, and clear recommendations for governments and partners. Ensuring reliable access to affordable, quality-assured antihypertensive medicines and validated blood pressure devices is highlighted as a cornerstone of effective care. By prioritizing hypertension control, countries can save millions of lives, reduce health care costs, and accelerate progress toward universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. It also contains information on the global, regional and country-level burden of hypertension and progress of control efforts.