Forecast: share of U.S. adults with arthritis and connected limitations 2015-2040
This statistic shows the projected percentage of adults in the U.S. with doctor-diagnosed arthritis and arthritis-attributable activity limitation from 2015 to 2040. In 2015, an estimated 23.4 percent of adults in the U.S. had doctor diagnosed arthritis and 10.1 percent had arthritis-attributable activity limitation. These figures are projected to rise to 25.9 percent and 11.4 percent by the year 2040, respectively.