Incidence Statistics for Types of Headache

The information below shows a list of types of Headache, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Headache. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.

Incidence Statistics for Types of Headache

Disease	Incidence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Headache (overall)	N/A	N/A	45 million Americans get chronic headaches. 20 million American women (NWHIC).
Common Headache	approx 1 in 1 or 90.00% or 244.8 million people in USA	244,800,000	90% approximately; almost everyone gets some each year.
Migraine	N/A	N/A	No information
Sexual headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Cluster headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Tension headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Chronic headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Vascular headaches	N/A	N/A	No information
Muscle contraction headaches	N/A	N/A	No information
Traction headaches	N/A	N/A	No information
Infection headaches	N/A	N/A	No information
Exertional headaches	N/A	N/A	No information
Helmet headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Post-traumatic headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Severe headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Recurrent headache	N/A	N/A	No information
Mild headache	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Headache

For more information about types of Headache, refer to our section on types of Headache.

About incidence:

The medical term 'incidence' of Headache usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Headache. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Headache at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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