This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2016, by gender. As of that time, it was estimated that 17.8 percent of adult males and 20.8 percent of adult females suffered from chronic pain.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2016, by gender
Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and five age groups: 18–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, and ≥60 years.
* Pain on most days or every day in the past 6 months.
** Chronic pain limiting life or work activities on most days or every day in the past 6 months.
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CDC, & MMWR. (September 14, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934953/chronic-pain-adults-prevalence-by-gender-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2016, by gender." Chart. September 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934953/chronic-pain-adults-prevalence-by-gender-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934953/chronic-pain-adults-prevalence-by-gender-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Chronic Pain in 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934953/chronic-pain-adults-prevalence-by-gender-us/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic pain in 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934953/chronic-pain-adults-prevalence-by-gender-us/ (last visited April 04, 2020)
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