Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension is indexed under Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Vascular. Also known as PH, pulmonary arterial hypertension, PAH.
- US prevalence
- No single U.S. prevalence estimate for all pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare subgroup with published estimates commonly around 15-50 per million Source: NHLBI-supported pulmonary vascular disease literature; subgroup estimate is PAH, not all PH. Cites federal and non-federal sources, and the record does not say which one gave this figure. Label: REPORTED.
- ICD-10-CM codes
- I27.0, I27.2, I27.89
- Typical onset
- PAH: 30-60 years at diagnosis; Group 2/3 PH in elderly
- Course
- progressive
- Body systems
- pulmonary, cardiovascular
- Sex differences
- PAH F:M ~3-4:1
- Racial and ethnic differences
- Black Americans may have higher prevalence of scleroderma-associated PAH
What this page does not establish
These figures describe populations, not individuals, and none of them is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Prevalence estimates are approximate and reflect published ranges. Disparity figures are reported patterns, not causes.
Taxonomy last reviewed 2026-05-19. Each figure on the interactive page carries its own source and retrieval date, which can be later than this review.
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