| CATEGORY | Diseases of Circulatory System |
| SYSTEM | Circulatory System |
| ORGAN | Arteries |
| ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES | Hypertension |
| NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES |
Hindi- uccha raktachaap (उच्च रक्तचाप) Marathi- atirikt raktadaab (उच्च रक्तदाब) |
| ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION |
Primary Hypertension-I10 Secondary Hypertension-I15 |
| WORLD STATISTICS | At least 970 million people worldwide have high blood pressure |
| INDIAN STATISTICS | About 33% urban and 25% rural Indians are hypertensive |
| MOST PREVALENT IN | Worldwide prevalence |
