Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Number of children 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 5.2 million
- Percent of children 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 8.4%
- Percent of boys 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 11.2%
- Percent of girls 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD 5.5%
Health care use
Ambulatory care
- Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with attention deficit disorder as primary diagnosis: 7.3 million (average annual, 2006-2007)
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 7 [PDF - 797 KB]
More data
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Aged 5-17 Years in the United States, 1998-2009 [PDF - 423 KB]
- Diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 2004-2006 [PDF - 327 KB]
- Health conditions among children, by selected characteristics Health, United States, 2011, table 46 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Increasing Prevalence of Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children --- United States, 2003 and 2007
- Search Tables for ADHD in Health Data Interactive
- National Survey of Children’s Health Data Resource Center (search on ADD/ADHD)
- Selected prescription drug classes used in the past month, by sex and age Health, United States, 2011, table 100 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
* The term "attention deficit disorder (ADD)" is used rather than "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)" in some data sources.
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