Percentage of U.S. children with ADHD from 1997 to 2016

Published by John Elflein, Jan 16, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of children in the U.S. with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from 1997 to 2016. In 2016, around 9.4 percent of children in the U.S. had been diagnosed with ADHD, compared to 5.5 percent in 1997.

Percentage of children in the U.S. with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from 1997 to 2016

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Release date

September 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

1997 to 2016

Age group

2-17 years

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

* 2016 estimate includes children 2-17 years of age. Because the 2016 NSCH survey used different methods, the estimate is not directly comparable with estimates based on previous NSCH data

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