New cases of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy worldwide, 2019

18.08 million

people per year (incident cases), worldwide

“The incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increased from 16.30 million to 18.08 million globally, with a total increase of 10.92 % from 1990 to 2019.”

Wang et al., Epidemiological trends of maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at the global, regional, and national levels (GBD 2019), BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021, 2021-05-08

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All hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), so above pre-eclampsia alone.

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