Hypertension refers to high blood pressure. Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide.High blood pressure increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for Americans. High blood pressure is also very common. Tens of millions of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, and many do not have it under control.
In 2021, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population of Deaths From Hypertension (All) in Alachua County was 6.2 compared to Florida at 9.8. Since the oldest age at death varies, an ending age of 999 is used to retrieve all records up to and including the oldest age.
Alachua County is in the first quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the situation occurs more often in about three quarters of the counties. The map illustrates county data by quartile. It is shown when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
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Age-adjusted Deaths From Hypertension, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2021
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Alachua | AL |
Baker | BA |
Bay | BY |
Bradford | BF |
Brevard | BV |
Broward | BW |
Calhoun | CA |
Charlotte | CH |
Citrus | CI |
Clay | CL |
Collier | CO |
Columbia | CU |
Desoto | DE |
Dixie | DI |
Duval | DU |
Escambia | ES |
Flagler | FL |
Franklin | FR |
Gadsden | GA |
Gilchrist | GI |
Glades | GL |
Gulf | GU |
Hamilton | HT |
Hardee | HA |
Hendry | HE |
Hernando | HN |
Highlands | HL |
Hillsborough | HB |
Holmes | HM |
Indian river | IR |
Jackson | JS |
Jefferson | JE |
Lafayette | LY |
Lake | LA |
Lee | LE |
Leon | LO |
Levy | LV |
Liberty | LI |
Madison | MS |
Manatee | MN |
Marion | MR |
Martin | MA |
Miami-Dade | DA |
Monroe | MO |
Nassau | NA |
Okaloosa | OL |
Okeechobee | OK |
Orange | OR |
Osceola | OS |
Palm beach | PB |
Pasco | PA |
Pinellas | PL |
Polk | PO |
Putnam | PN |
Santa rosa | SR |
Sarasota | SS |
Seminole | SO |
St. Johns | SJ |
St. Lucie | SL |
Sumter | ST |
Suwannee | SN |
Taylor | TA |
Union | UN |
Volusia | VO |
Wakulla | WK |
Walton | WT |
Washington | WG |
Age-adjusted Deaths From Hypertension, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year|
2021 | 17 | 6.2 | 3,382 | 9.8 |
2020 | 39 | 12.9 | 3,185 | 9.5 |
2019 | 24 | 8.2 | 2,737 | 8.4 |
2018 | 28 | 9.7 | 2,773 | 8.7 |
2017 | 18 | 6.8 | 2,618 | 8.5 |
2016 | 34 | 12.9 | 2,454 | 8.2 |
2015 | 18 | 7.3 | 2,185 | 7.4 |
2014 | 29 | 11.9 | 2,174 | 7.6 |
2013 | 30 | 12.4 | 2,140 | 7.7 |
2012 | 31 | 13.7 | 1,944 | 7.2 |
2011 | 29 | 12.8 | 1,798 | 6.9 |
2010 | 27 | 12.3 | 1,805 | 6.9 |
2009 | 30 | 13.5 | 1,866 | 6.9 |
2008 | 24 | 11.5 | 1,833 | 6.9 |
2007 | 19 | 9.4 | 1,712 | 6.7 |
2006 | 27 | 13.8 | 1,826 | 7.3 |
2005 | 24 | 13.2 | 1,807 | 7.4 |
2004 | 15 | 8.2 | 1,696 | 7.1 |
2003 | 14 | 7.7 | 1,556 | 6.8 |
2002 | 18 | 10.1 | 1,445 | 6.4 |