Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*
(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)
Morbidity
Number of children 3-17 years
of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 4.7 million
Percent of children 3-17 years
of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 7.4
Percent of boys 3-17 years of
age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 9.5
Percent of girls 3-17 years of
age ever diagnosed with ADHD 5.9
Source:
Summary Health Statistics
for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table VI
Health Care Use
Ambulatory Care
Number of ambulatory
care visits for Attention Deficit Disorder: 7.0 million
Source: Ambulatory
Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006, Table 5
More Data
Diagnosed
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability: United
States, 2004-2006
Selected
prescription and nonprescription drugs visits, by sex and age: 1995-2005
Health, United States, 2007, Table 95
Health
Data for All Ages
Related links
National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Health Interview Survey
National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
National
Institute of Mental Health
The
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs
Children
and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
*The
term "Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)" is used rather than "Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)" in some data sources.
This page last reviewed
August 20, 2008
|