Australia - population with high blood pressure by age 2018

This statistic displays the distribution of the population with high, very high and severe blood pressure in Australia in the financial year 2018, by age group. That year, about 15.9 percent of Australians aged between 35 and 44 years had high blood pressure.

Distribution of the population with high blood pressure in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group*

Characteristic	Share of population
18–24	5.5%
25–34	8.8%
35–44	15.9%
45–54	26.4%
55–64	33.5%
65–74	40.2%
75–84	45.2%
85 years and over	47.4%

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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

July 2017 to June 2018

Number of respondents

21,315 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* High blood pressure includes people with high (from 140/90 mmHg to <160/100 mmHg), very high (from 160/100 mmHg to <180/110 mmHg) and severe (from 180/110 mmHg) blood pressure.

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