In 2021, the number of U.S. residents affected by healthcare data breaches was nearly 46 million. According to the data, in 2015, around 112 million people were affected by data exposures- the highest annual figure in the measured period.
Number of U.S. residents affected by health data breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in millions)
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Fortified Health Security. (January 27, 2022). Number of U.S. residents affected by health data breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798564/number-of-us-residents-affected-by-data-breaches/
Fortified Health Security. "Number of U.S. residents affected by health data breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798564/number-of-us-residents-affected-by-data-breaches/
Fortified Health Security. (2022). Number of U.S. residents affected by health data breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798564/number-of-us-residents-affected-by-data-breaches/
Fortified Health Security. "Number of U.S. Residents Affected by Health Data Breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798564/number-of-us-residents-affected-by-data-breaches/
Fortified Health Security, Number of U.S. residents affected by health data breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798564/number-of-us-residents-affected-by-data-breaches/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Number of U.S. residents affected by health data breaches from 2009 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Fortified Health Security, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/798564/number-of-us-residents-affected-by-data-breaches/