The graph illustrates the most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2018. Essential (primary) hypertension was the most recorded diagnosis among primary care physicians during that year, with some 18.6 million such diagnoses.
Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2018
Number of diagnoses
Essential (primary) hypertension
18,599,408
Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
7,295,102
Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
5,974,288
Encounter for general adult medical examination without abnormal findings
5,697,517
Encounter for immunization
3,911,694
Hypothyroidism, unspecified
3,580,245
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis
3,386,603
Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris
Diagnosis data collected from "Definitive Healthcare’s platform on commercial medical claims for physicians specializing in internal medicine. Intelligence is from CY 2018."
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Definitive Healthcare. (May 7, 2019). Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare. "Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2018." Chart. May 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare. (2019). Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare. "Most Common Medical Diagnoses Recorded by Primary Care Physicians in The U.S. for The Year 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/
Definitive Healthcare, Most common medical diagnoses recorded by primary care physicians in the U.S. for the year 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029294/leading-diagnoses-for-primary-care-physicians-us/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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