Explosion of high blood pressure in children revealed: Rates have DOUBLED worldwide in just two decades amid global obesity crisis

Posted: 13th November 2025

Source: Explosion of high blood pressure in children revealed: Rates have DOUBLED worldwide in just two decades amid global obesity crisis | Daily Mail Online

Almost twice as many children now have high blood pressure than they did at the turn of the millennium, concerning research has suggested.

More than one in 20 youngsters across the globe had the condition, known medically as hypertension in 2020 — nearly double the figure recorded in 2000.

It means high blood pressure now affects 114 million children around the world, according to an international team of researchers, which included academics from the UK and China.

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