Trends in hypertension- and dementia-related mortality in the United States: An observational analysis from 1999 to 2020.

ABSTRACT: Hypertension (HTN) has long been linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline, and recent years have seen a concerning parallel rise in deaths related to both HTN and dementia in the United States. This study aimed to assess demographic and regional differences in HTN- and dementia-related mortality from 1999 to 2020. We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database to analyze deaths involving both HTN and dementia. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) and average annual percent change (AAPC) were calculated and stratified by year, sex, race and ethnicity, age group, and geographic region. From 1999 to 2020, a total of 1,266,684 HTN- and dementia-related deaths were recorded. The AAMR increased fro

SUBMITTER: Cheema AAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12727369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature