Hypertension, Hawai`i vs. U.S.
Percent of population aged 18 and older
| 1991 | 21.2 % | 21.0 % |
| 1992 | 19.3 % | 20.6 % |
| 1993 | 21.7 % | 21.7 % |
| 1995 | 21.1 % | 22.2 % |
| 1997 | 23.9 % | 23.0 % |
| 1999 | 22.7 % | 23.9 % |
| 2001 | 24.1 % | 25.6 % |
| 2003 | 23.2 % | 24.8 % |
| 2005 | 24.2 % | 25.5 % |
| 2007 | 28.8 % | 27.5 % |
N/A = Not Available
Source: Hawai`i State Department of Health, Health Promotion and Education Office, Hawaii's Health Risk Behaviors.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Surveillance Summaries, MMWR.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Note: Respondents who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure. U.S. figures are the medians of the states' means. No data for 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004. |