High blood pressure in women, NFHS-6

Choropleth map of India by state: High blood pressure in women, NFHS-6. Women with elevated blood pressure ranges from 12.1 per cent in Uttar Pradesh to 32.0 per cent in Sikkim. The India figure is 19.4 per cent, down from 21.3 in NFHS-5.
Women with elevated blood pressure ranges from 12.1 per cent in Uttar Pradesh to 32.0 per cent in Sikkim. The India figure is 19.4 per cent, down from 21.3 in NFHS-5.
Policy implication
The figure includes people already on medicine, so a high share can reflect disease, screening, or both.
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Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced.

Source: NFHS-6 (2023-24) (2023-24). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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