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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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Quick Stats on Arthritis
Prevalence
- 46.4 million adults in the United States have
doctor-diagnosed arthritis (just over 1 in 5 adults).
Read more.
- The percentage of adults with arthritis ranges from 22% in Hawaii to
35% in West Virginia. State median is 27% in 2005.
View the prevalence data for each state—list
of states—clickable map.
- Arthritis affects all race and ethnic groups: 37.2
million white adults, 4.6 million black adults, 3.1 million Hispanic
adults, and 1.6 million adults of other races have arthritis.
Read more.
- The risk of arthritis increases with age and is
more common among women than men.
Read more.
- In all U.S. states, working-age adults (18-64 years old) face work
limitations they attribute to arthritis; the prevalence of work
limitations due to arthritis varies by state.
Read
more.
- An estimated 294,000 children under age 18 have some form of
arthritis or rheumatic condition, this represents approximately 1 in
every 250 children.
abstract
– arthritis type table
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state table
Impact
- Arthritis is the most common cause of disability
in the United States.
Read more. Nearly 19
million adults say that arthritis limits their usual activities in
some way.
Read more.
- State-specific prevalence estimates of arthritis-attributable work
limitation show a high impact of arthritis on working-age (18-64 years)
adults in all U.S. states, ranging from a low of 3.4% to a high of 15%
of 1
in 2 adults with arthritis in this age group.
Read more. State maps relating to this publication are available.
Map 1
Map 2
- 8.2 million working aged U.S. adults (about 1 in 20) report work
limitations due to arthritis or joint symptoms.
Read more.
- Blacks with arthritis have more activity
limitation than whites. Blacks and Hispanics with arthritis have more
work limitation and severe joint pain from arthritis than whites.
Read more.
Cost
- In 2003, the total cost attributed to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the
United States was 128 billion dollars, up from 86.2 billion dollars in 1997. ($80.8 billion in medical care expenditures and $47
billion in earnings losses).
Read more.
- Medical expenditures (direct costs) for arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in
2003
were 80.8 billion dollars, up from 51.1 billion in 1997.
Read more.
- Earnings losses (indirect costs) for arthritis and other rheumatic
conditions in 2003 were 47 billion dollars, up from 35.1 billion in 1997.
Read more.
- States ranged from $121 million in Wyoming to $8.4 billion in
California. Read more.
Interventions
- Effective strategies exist to reduce the impact of
arthritis.
Read more.
- Anticipating employment disability due to arthritis and addressing
employment barriers through increased education, awareness, workplace
accommodations, and other interventions can help reduce arthritis
disability in the U.S. workforce.
Read more.
Page last reviewed: June 8, 2008
Page last modified: March 29, 2007
Content Source: Division of
Adult and Community Health,
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