关键词：血压；高血压；死亡率；发病率；心脏病；医药
摘 要：World Health Day and the 50th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) will be observed April 7. The focus of World Health Day this year is high blood pressure (hypertension). Although preventable, high blood pressure remains a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke and a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Globally, prevalence of hypertension among adults is 40%, and ischemic heart disease and stroke are the first and third leading causes of premature death. CDC is working to help persons control blood pressure in multiple ways, including the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.