{"id":321789,"date":"2024-05-21T08:23:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=321789"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:58:21","slug":"hypertension-males","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/general\/hypertension-males\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypertension leading cause of death among Ghanaian males"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Births and Deaths Registry has reported that hypertension was the leading cause of death among Ghanaian men in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Health Organization (WHO<\/a>), hypertension, often referred to as high blood pressure, is when the pressure in the blood vessels is excessive (140\/90 mmHg or higher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the primary causes of hypertension include old age, genetics, being overweight or obese, not being physically active, eating a high-salt diet, and consuming too much alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other risks highlighted by the WHO include high saturated fat and trans-fat diets, low fruit and vegetable intake, tobacco use, and co-existing conditions such as diabetes or kidney disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Births and Deaths Registry, hypertension was the leading cause of death in 2022, out of eleven diseases identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said 1, 539 males died from hypertension during the year under review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Registry reported this in its 2022 Births and Deaths Registry Statistical Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Report, which was released on Thursday, May 9, 2024, aimed to offer vital information for public health surveillance purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also revealed that hypertension was not only the leading cause of mortality in men, but it also killed more men than women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said that 1,539 men died from the condition, while 1,034 died. This meant that 500 more men died of hypertension than women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from hypertension, pneumonia and heart failure were the two diseases that killed more men than women in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report noted that 1,440 men died of pneumonia, compared to 1,017 females, showing that 400 more males perished from the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It indicated that 1,347 men died of heart failure, while 879 women died of the condition. This means that 600 more males perished from the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acute Respiratory Failure, Stroke, Septic Shock, Severe Sepsis, Diabetes, Chronic Liver Disease, Cerebrovascular diseases, and cancer were the remaining ailments identified as causes of death among Ghanaian men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, cancer was the only disease that killed more women than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report stated that cancer killed 566 women and 470 men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: GNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n