Date posted: April 6, 2013     The high-income countries have a
lower prevalence of hypertension (35% of adults) than low -and
-middle income groups (40% of adults).  According to the World
Health Organization’s website, over 40% of adults over the age
of 25 had raised blood pressure in 2008.  17.3 million people
died from cardiovascular diseases in 2008.  80% of deaths
related to blood pressure occur in low and middle income
countries.  The proportion increases with age, from 1 in 10
people in their 20 years to 30 years,  5 in 10 people in below 
50 years.  With the aforementioned statistics, it is no wonder
why high blood pressure was chosen as this year’s public health
issue.  The World Health Organization also offers numerous
suggestions for reducing your risk of developing high blood
pressure. kindly see the enclosed file.  Download the leaflet by
WHO on Hypertension :   One Response so far.    1. Some Facts
regarding Hypertension:     The hypertension is a multifactorial
or polygenetic disorder; which b