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. 2024 Mar 1;30:7. doi: 10.1186/s40885-024-00262-z

Table 3.

The average blood pressure levels among people with hypertension and people treated for hypertension, 1998–2021

Year Average systolic blood pressure, mmHg Average diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
People with hypertension People treated for hypertension People with hypertension People treated for hypertension
Age 20–39 Age 40–64 Age 65 +  Age 20–39 Age 40–64 Age 65 +  Age 20–39 Age 40–64 Age 65 +  Age 20–39 Age 40–64 Age 65 + 
1998 139.6 148.4 159.5 139.1 148.0 160.4 93.8 92.7 85.7 91.2 91.3 85.8
2001 137.6 144.9 151.4 148.1 142.9 146.6 93.2 90.8 84.5 92.8 88.6 82.3
2005 130.7 137.5 143.7 125.2 132.9 138.7 93.7 90.2 82.1 82.4 85.4 79.6
2007–2009 132.7 133.9 137.3 128.3 128.6 132.6 94.0 87.7 78.3 87.0 82.7 76.4
2010–2012 133.5 135.1 136.1 125.4 128.6 132.8 94.0 86.9 75.1 85.5 81.2 73.6
2013–2015 134.6 132.8 134.0 125.6 126.3 130.6 94.4 85.9 73.0 84.4 80.8 71.4
2016–2018 132.9 132.2 134.0 121.4 125.7 130.9 93.3 85.9 73.0 82.2 80.6 71.4
2019–2021 135.5 131.6 134.7 125.7 125.0 131.6 92.7 85.1 74.1 82.0 80.2 72.7