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hypertension based on self-reported morbidity survey, Brazil, 2006 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes and hypertension and their absolute numbers in Brazil. METHODS: Data from 54,369 individuals aged ≥18 years, interviewed by the Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL – Telephone-based Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases), conducted in 27 Brazilian state capitals in 2006, and who responded positively to questions about high blood pressure and diabetes, were analyzed. Percentages of self-reported hypertension and diabetes, estimated in the sample, were projected to the Brazilian population, according to age, sex and nutritional status, using the direct standardization method