Global burden of hypertension: analysis of worldwide data.

By P. Kearney, Megan Whelton, K. Reynolds, P. Muntner, P. Whelton, Jiang He. The Lancet, 2005

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Relationships between psychological, physical, and behavioural health and work performance: A review and meta-analysis (2011, background): “Second, high blood pressure and obesity represent two of the most important current challenges to public health worldwide (Kearney et al, 2005 ; Visscher & Seidell, 2001 ).”
Sex-specific genetic architecture of human disease (2008, background): “In 2005 the prevalence of hypertension in the adult population worldwide was 26”
The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden of major noncommunicable diseases. (2011, background): “Pooled analyses of many of these studies have consistently shown that the lower the blood pressure, the slower the progression of CKD. 41 Control of proteinuria with inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin system is highly effective for slowing the progression of diabetic and nondiabetic CKD.”
Cardiovascular Diseases in India: Current Epidemiology and Future Directions (2016, neutral): “5 million by 2025.(63) In India, the average blood pressure has increased in the past Figure 3.”