Hypertension: A silent killer in India that affects young and old alike

A staggering 139 million people in India suffer from uncontrolled hypertension, and that number is growing every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report released in 2012, raised blood pressure in India increased from 5 per cent in 1960 to nearly 12 per cent in 1990. It further increased to 30 per cent in 2008 — a significant number of people afflicted were in their 20s. High blood pressure is responsible for 57 per cent of all stroke deaths and 24 per cent of all coronary heart disease deaths in India. 
 

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