Increase In Blood Pressure Worldwide
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A third of Kentuckians deal with high blood pressure and WHO says it's getting worse.
A third of Kentuckians deal with high blood pressure and World Health Organization says it's getting worse.
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Increase In Blood Pressure Worldwide
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A third of Kentuckians deal with high blood pressure and World Health Organization says it's getting worse.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipIt's a problem that affects more than one third of Kentuckians high blood pressure.
And the World Health Organization says it's just getting worse.
A new report from the W.H.O.
says that between 1990 and 2019, the number of people with hypertension doubled worldwide, going from 650 million to 1.3 billion.
Hypertension means blood pressure of at least 140 over 90.
And the report says four out of every five people with hypertension don't receive adequate treatment for it.
The American Heart Association says as of 2015, 36% of Kentuckians had high blood pressure, compared to 31% of all Americans.
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