Overview
- Researchers analyzing CDC WONDER death certificates from 1999–2023 counted 274,667 deaths attributed to hypertensive renal disease among people 15 and older.
- The age-adjusted mortality rate rose 48%, from 3.3 per 100,000 in 1999 to 4.91 in 2023.
- Black adults recorded the highest average rate at 10.37 per 100,000, with men exceeding women (4.48 vs. 3.69) and Hispanic adults 15% higher than non-Hispanic peers.
- Geographic variation was pronounced, with the West showing the highest regional rate and Washington, D.C., Tennessee, and Mississippi leading states at 7.6, 5.9, and 5.83 per 100,000.
- Authors described the results as preliminary and limited by death-certificate coding, and AHA experts urged earlier blood-pressure detection and treatment in high-risk communities.