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Hypertension-related diseases as a common cause of hospital mortality in Tanzania: a 3-year prospective study
Conclusion: NCDs account for half of all deaths, admissions and hospital days at our Tanzanian hospital and hypertension-related diseases were the most common NCD. Hypertension accounted for 34% of NCD deaths and 15% of all deaths. Hypertension was the second most common cause of death overall and the leading cause of death in patients more than 50 years old. More than half of hypertension-related deaths occurred before retirement age. These findings have important implications for public health and medical education in sub-Saharan Africa, wherein hypertension and related diseases have not traditionally been given a high priority.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - August 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Epidemiology Source Type: research
