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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch

Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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Data and Statistics


Data and Statistics

bullet National Statistics
bullet State Statistics
bullet Arthritis Related Statistics
bullet Cost Statistics
bullet Racial/Ethnic Differences
bullet Arthritis Types — Overview

See Also:
bullet Quick Stats
bullet Schedule of Surveillance Products
bullet BRFSS Arthritis Questions 1996-2009
bullet Overview of Arthritis Surveillance
bullet FAQs (Data Related)
bullet State Surveillance Recommendations
bullet Arthritis Case Definition (Adult)
bullet Arthritis Case Definition (Pediatric)

National Statistics

Based on 2003-2005 data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)1, an estimated

  • 46 million (22%) of adults have self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
     
  • 19 million (9% of all adults) have arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation.

Based on 2003 NHIS data2 an estimated

  • 67 million (25%) adults aged 18 years and older will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis by the year 2030.
     
  • An estimated 25 million adults (37%) of those with arthritis will report arthritis-attributable activity limitations.

Additional Information

The best source for national arthritis prevalence estimates is the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS, an annual survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. Each year, the NHIS samples U.S. households and gathers information on select adult and child members living in each household. Estimates of health conditions and behaviors from the NHIS are representative of the U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized population. Read more about the NHIS surveillance. Specific NHIS Arthritis related questions (ACN.250_00.000 thru ACN.295.000) are PDF logoavailable (PDF-846K).

More on the impact of arthritis and associated health behaviors:

References

  1. Hootman J, Bolen J, Helmick C, Langmaid G. Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation—United States, 2003-2005. MMWR [View the errata for this article here and here.] 2006;55(40):1089–1092. html PDF logopdf (512K)
     
  2. Hootman JM, Helmick CG. Projections of U.S. prevalence of arthritis and associated activity limitations. Arthritis Rheum 2006;54(1):266229. abstract

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Page last reviewed: October 15, 2008
Page last modified: June 8, 2008
Content Source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion





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