* Hypertension is having measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication. High blood pressure is defined as having measured systolic pressure of at least 130 mm Hg or diastolic pressure
of at least 80 mm Hg. Those taking high blood pressure medication may not have measured high blood pressure but are still classified as having hypertension. Pregnant women are excluded.
In 2017, the American College
of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Task Force recommended adopting lower thresholds of high blood pressure. For systolic blood pressure, the threshold was lowered from 140 mm Hg to 130 mm
Hg, and for diastolic blood pressure, from 90 mm Hg to 80 mm Hg.
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Persons with hypertension in the U.S. 1988-2018 by gender
This statistic shows the percentage of persons with hypertension in the U.S. in selected periods between 1988 and 2018. In the period 1988-1994, **** percent of all males 20 years of age and over in the U.S. had hypertension.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of persons with hypertension in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/186064/persons-with-hypertension-by-gender-in-the-us-since-1988/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of persons with hypertension in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender*." Chart. March 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/186064/persons-with-hypertension-by-gender-in-the-us-since-1988/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of persons with hypertension in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/186064/persons-with-hypertension-by-gender-in-the-us-since-1988/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Persons with Hypertension in The U.S. in Periods between 1988 and 2018, by Gender*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2021, /statistics/186064/persons-with-hypertension-by-gender-in-the-us-since-1988/
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Percentage of persons with hypertension in the U.S. in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/186064/persons-with-hypertension-by-gender-in-the-us-since-1988/
