Prognosis of Hypertension

Deaths from Hypertension: 16,968 annual deaths from primary hypertension and hypertensive renal disease in 1999 USA (NVSR Sep 2001)

Estimated mortality rate for Hypertension from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 16,967 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 16,968 annual deaths from primary hypertension and hypertensive renal disease in 1999 USA (NVSR Sep 2001))
• Incidence: 50,000,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 50 million Americans (NHLBI); 217 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• 0.034% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).

Complications: see complications of Hypertension

Prognosis statistics for Hypertension: The following are statistics from various sources about the prognosis of Hypertension:

• 2/3 of those being treated in England remain hypertensive (Coronary Heart Disease Statistics, British Heart Foundation, 2003)

Research More About Hypertension

• Introduction: Hypertension
• Deaths: Hypertension
• Symptoms: Hypertension
• Complications: Hypertension
• Causes: Hypertension
• Treatments: Hypertension

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Hypertension usually refers to the likely outcome of Hypertension. The prognosis of Hypertension may include the duration of Hypertension, chances of complications of Hypertension, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Hypertension, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Hypertension. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.