Statistics about Chronic headache

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chronic headache:

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Prevalance of Chronic headache: estimated 45 million Americans (NINDS)

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 6 or 16.54% or 45 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Chronic headache: An estimated 45 million Americans experience chronic headaches. For at least half of these people, the problem is severe and sometimes disabling. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)

Society statistics for Chronic headache

  Physician office visits for Chronic headache: headache sufferers make over 8 million visits a year to doctor's offices. (Source: excerpt from Headache - Hope Through Research: NINDS)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Chronic headache. The term 'prevalence' of Chronic headache usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chronic headache at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Chronic headache refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Chronic headache diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.