Table 5 Prevalence of hypertension^a by sex and age group

Men

Age group

 18–24 years

5.7 % (0.9 -29.9)

1 / 22

19.2 % (10.2-33.2)

8 / 42

8.1 % (2.6 -22.7)

5 / 65

 25–34 years

5.4 % (1.0 -23.7)

2 / 28

4.2 % (1.1 -14.9)

2 / 55

20.5 % (15.1-27.2)

15 / 70

 35–44 years

50.9 % (23.7-77.6)

6 / 11

34.6 % (19.7-53.3)

10 / 30

15.6 % (8.8 -25.9)

8 / 51

 ≥45 years

35.9 % (18.0-58.7)

6 / 15

37.2 % (20.9-57.0)

9 / 26

25.0 % (16.1-36.5)

26 / 88

Women

Age group

 18–24 years

3.4 % (0.7 -14.5)

1 / 31

1.8 % (0.2 -11.8)

1 / 68

4.1 % (1.7 -9.8 )

4 / 80

 25–34 years

7.6 % (1.9 -25.6)

2 / 29

6.7 % (2.6 -15.9)

5 / 75

9.0 % (4.2 -18.0)

7 / 86

 35–44 years

21.2 % (7.9 -45.9)

4 / 18

29.2 % (15.2-48.7)

6 / 22

7.1 % (2.5 -18.8)

4 / 42

 ≥45 years

36.3 % (20.2-56.2)

7 / 20

58.0 % (40.5-73.7)

15 / 26

41.4 % (27.7-56.6)

38 / 93

Men

Age group

 18–24 years

7.4 % (1.7 -26.9)

2 / 27

16.9 % (7.6 -33.2)

4 / 35

17.4 % (8.6 -32.0)

7 / 45

 25–34 years

26.7 % (12.2-48.7)

8 / 30

14.4 % (6.8 -27.9)

3 / 34

8.6 % (3.0 -22.4)

4 / 45

 35–44 years

44.4 % (18.9-73.3)

4 / 9

41.2 % (15.1-73.3)

6 / 19

21.1 % (9.3 -41.1)

7 / 31

 ≥45 years

76.9 % (58.6-88.7)

10 / 13

70.4 % (43.1-88.3)

12 / 20

44.9 % (33.5-56.7)

31 / 67

Women

Age group

 18–24 years

2.9 % (0.4 -16.2)

1 / 35

2.8 % (0.5 -15.9)

2 / 59

6.0 % (2.5 -13.8)

3 / 60

 25–34 years

7.0 % (2.0 -21.8)

3 / 43

9.9 % (3.6 -24.5)

5 / 53

16.2 % (7.1 -32.8)

7 / 50

 35–44 years

26.1 % (10.8-50.6)

6 / 23

1.1 % (0.3 -4.3 )

2 / 26

25.6 % (14.5-41.0)

10 / 47

 ≥45 years

46.2 % (33.1-59.8)

12 / 26

40.8 % (19.4-66.4)

15 / 32

50.5 % (37.8-63.1)

42 / 87