• Chronic pain prevalence among adults by gender U.S. 2019

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This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2019, by gender. As of that time, it was estimated that 19 percent of adult males and 22 percent of adult females suffered from chronic pain.

Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2019, by gender

Characteristic	Chronic pain	High-impact chronic pain
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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

base: 31,997

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Chronic pain is based on responses of “most days” or “every day” to the survey question, “In the past 3 months, how often did you have pain? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?” High-impact chronic pain is defined as adults who have chronic pain and who responded “most days” or “every day” to the survey question, “Over the past 3 months, how often did your pain limit your life or work activities? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?” Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population