This map graphically depicts county level variability in the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries who received treatment for Hypertension across Arkansas in 2013.
Hypertension occurs when blood pressure in the arteries is too high, which can lead to many other health problems, including stroke.
- The average rate of hypertension among Arkansas Medicare patients is 55.6 percent, which is approximately equal to the national average of 55.4 percent.
- Counties that are the two darkest shades have a percentage of Medicare patients with hypertension that is higher than the national average.
- The rate of hypertension by county ranges from 42.9 percent to 66.2 percent. As seen on the map, counties in the southern and eastern regions of the state generally have the highest rates of hypertension among Arkansas Medicare beneficiaries.