Over 100 Million Chinese Adults Unaware They Have High Blood Pressure, WHO Says
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The number of people with hypertension is surging worldwide, but the proportion of patients whose condition is under control remains dangerously low, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.
The Global Report on Hypertension, released on Sept. 23, shows that the number of hypertension patients reached 1.4 billion in 2024, yet only about one-fifth have effectively managed their condition through medication or lifestyle changes. The report, the second of its kind from the WHO, was launched at an event co-hosted by the agency, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Resolve to Save Lives during the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
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- The number of hypertension patients globally reached 1.4 billion in 2024, but only about 20% have their condition effectively controlled.
- Low- and middle-income countries bear the largest burden, with China alone having 270 million adult patients, and control rates in most countries below 20%.
- Raising global control rates to 50% could prevent 76 million deaths by 2050 and significantly reduce healthcare costs, according to the WHO report.
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Bloomberg Philanthropies co-hosted the launch of the second World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Hypertension. The event, also co-hosted with Resolve to Save Lives, occurred during the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
- Resolve to Save Lives
- Resolve to Save Lives is an organization that co-hosted the launch of the Global Report on Hypertension with the WHO and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Tom Frieden, its president and CEO, highlighted that one in six dementia cases are linked to uncontrolled hypertension and emphasized that increasing the global control rate of hypertension to 50% could save 50 million lives.
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