Allergies and Hay Fever

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity: Adults

• Number with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 17.9 million
• Percent with diagnosed hay fever in the past 12 months: 7.8%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010, table 3, 4 [PDF - 1.3 MB]

Morbidity: Children

• Number with reported hay fever in the past 12 months:  7.1 million
• Percent with reported hay fever in the past 12 months:  9.5%
• Number with reported respiratory allergies in the past 12 months: 8.6 million
• Percent with reported respiratory allergies in the past 12 months: 11.5%
• Number with reported food allergies in the past 12 months: 3.4 million
• Percent with reported food allergies in the past 12 months: 4.6%
• Number with reported skin allergies in the past 12 months: 9.4 million
• Percent with reported skin allergies in the past 12 months: 12.6%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2010, table 2 [PDF - 715 KB]

 

 

Health Care Use

Ambulatory care

• Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and emergency departments) with a primary diagnosis of allergic rhinitis: 13.4 million

Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 6 [PDF - 797 KB]

 

More data

• Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations [PDF - 313 KB]
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2008 Summary Tables [PDF - 478 KB]
• Search Tables for Allergies in Health Data Interactive