Data prior to 2023 were retrieved from earlier editions of the publication. The source does not provide data for 2022.
Respondents were asked if they have been diagnosed with arterial hypertension by a physician.
The phrasing chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of BrasÃlia.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 18 to 30.
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Share of adults with hypertension in Brazil 2012-2023, by gender
In 2023, nearly ** percent of adults in Brazil were diagnosed with hypertension. By gender, when asked if they have been diagnosed with hypertension by a doctor, over ** percent of women respondents answered affirmatively, up from ** percent of the women surveyed two years earlier. This figure was higher than the share of Brazilian males who stated to have been diagnosed with hypertension, which attained around **** percent in 2023.
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