In Depth: High Blood Pressure Is on the Rise in China’s Grade Schoolers

As a nation with nearly 300 million adult hypertension patients, China faces an increasingly severe challenge: high blood pressure among children and adolescents.

“Our survey data from 2007 showed hypertension was prevalent in only 1.9% of children aged 3 to 17. By 2024, that figure had risen to about 3.7%, a relatively high level for a pediatric disease,” said Shi Lin, director of cardiovascular medicine at the Children’s Medical Center of Capital Medical University.