U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Consumer magazine
May-June 2001
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| Year | Number of People with Chronic Medical Conditions | Cost of Treating People with Chronic Medical Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 99 million | $470 billion |
| 2000 | 105 million | $503 billion |
| 2005* | 112 million | $539 billion |
| 2010* | 120 million | $582 billion |
| 2020* | 134 million | $685 billion |
| 2030* | 148 million | $798 billion |
| 2040* | 158 million | $864 billion |
| 2050* | 167 million | $906 billion |
* projected figures for these years.
Infographic by Renée Gordon
Source: Chronic Care in America: a 21st Century Challenge. Prepared by the Institute
for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, for The Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, N.J., 1996.
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