The graph displays the most commonly recorded ER diagnoses in the U.S. in 2017. In that year, there were around 1.3 million diagnoses of headache in emergency rooms at hospitals in the U.S., making it one of the most common diagnoses that year.
Most common emergency room diagnoses in the U.S. in 2017
Number of diagnoses
Other chest pain, chest pain unspecified
4,346,349
Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
2,504,641
Urinary tract infection, site not specified
1,485,188
Headache
1,346,546
Unspecified abdominal pain
1,300,583
Syncope and collapse
1,084,963
Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
1,037,738
Dizziness and giddiness
973,404
Low back pain
947,389
Unspecified injury of head, initial encounter
936,779
Nausea with vomiting, unspecified
923,386
Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
918,589
Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation
907,744
Constipation, unspecified
854,185
Acute bronchitis, unspecified
831,156
Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level, initial encounter
796,144
Fever, unspecified
745,105
Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures
716,165
Epigastric pain
677,577
Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounter
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Definitive Healthcare. (April 16, 2019). Most common emergency room diagnoses in the U.S. in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030018/most-frequent-emergency-room-diagnoses-in-the-us-by-description/
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