Share of U.S. children with ADHD as of 2018, by gender

Published by John Elflein, Dec 2, 2019
This statistic displays the percentage of children in the U.S. aged 3 to 17 years who had been told by a doctor or health professional they had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as of 2018, by gender. In that year, 13 percent of children aged 3 to 17 years had ADHD.

Percentage of children in the U.S. who had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as of 2018, by gender

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Release date

November 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

base: 35,000 households

Age group

3-17 years

Special properties

age-adjusted

Supplementary notes

Based on the question, "Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that [child's name] had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or attention deficit disorder (ADD)?

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