* Weighted bases: n (2003)=4,415; n (2008/29)= 1,897; n (2010/11)=1,694; n (2012/13)=1,828, n (2014/15)=1,847,n (2017/18)=1,580,n (2018/19)=2,114 Hypertension is defined in this survey as sustained raised blood pressure.
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Adults with hypertension in Scotland 2003-2020, by gender
This statistic displays the proportion of individuals with hypertension (sustained raised blood pressure) in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by gender. In the year 2020, 27 percent of men and 20 percent of women had hypertension, this was a decrease on the previous year.
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Scottish Government. (January 26, 2021). Proportion of individuals with hypertension in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/374453/hypertension-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of individuals with hypertension in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by gender." Chart. January 26, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/374453/hypertension-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2021). Proportion of individuals with hypertension in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/374453/hypertension-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Individuals with Hypertension in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 26 Jan 2021, /statistics/374453/hypertension-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Proportion of individuals with hypertension in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/374453/hypertension-by-gender-in-scotland/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Proportion of individuals with hypertension in Scotland from 2003 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, January 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374453/hypertension-by-gender-in-scotland/