The number of people living with hypertension globally has doubled since 1990, affecting 1.3 billion individuals as of 2019. The increase is driven in part by the rise in numbers of older adults worldwide, according to the first annual World Health Organization (WHO) report on hypertension.

自1990年以来，全球高血压患者人数翻了一番，截至2019年，影响了13亿人。根据世界卫生组织（世界卫生组织）关于高血压的第一份年度报告，这一增长的部分原因是全球老年人人数的增加。

Many people with high blood pressure—about 78%—live in low- and middle-income countries, the report noted.

报告指出，许多高血压患者（约78%）生活在中低收入国家。

In addition to using medications that lower blood pressure, hypertension can be managed by actions such as eating a healthy diet, quitting tobacco, and increasing physical activity.

除了使用降低血压的药物外，高血压还可以通过健康饮食、戒烟和增加体育活动等措施来控制。

However, only about one-fifth of people live with controlled hypertension. The report estimates that should countries invest in hypertension management strategies, the world could prevent 76 million deaths by 2050. To avoid these additional deaths, WHO recommended that countries produce easy-to-follow treatment protocols, maintain uninterrupted stores of blood pressure medications, and reduce barriers to care by providing free treatment and nearby health care visits.

然而，只有大约五分之一的人患有控制性高血压。该报告估计，如果各国投资于高血压管理战略，到2050年，世界可以防止7600万人死亡。为了避免这些额外的死亡，世界卫生组织建议各国制定易于操作的治疗方案，保持血压药物的不间断储存，并通过提供免费治疗和附近的医疗保健就诊来减少护理障碍。