Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Number of children 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD:  5.2 million
• Percent of children 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD:  8.4%
• Percent of boys 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 11.2%
• Percent of girls 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD 5.5%

Source:  Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2010, Appendix III, table VI [PDF - 715 KB]

 

Health care use

Ambulatory care

• Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with attention deficit disorder as primary diagnosis:  7.3 million (average annual, 2006-2007)

Source:  Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 7 [PDF - 797 KB]

 

More data

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Aged 5-17 Years in the United States, 1998-2009 [PDF - 423 KB]
• Diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 2004-2006 [PDF - 327 KB]
• Health conditions among children, by selected characteristics Health, United States, 2011, table 46 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Increasing Prevalence of Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children --- United States, 2003 and 2007
• Search Tables for ADHD in Health Data Interactive
• National Survey of Children’s Health Data Resource Center (search on ADD/ADHD)
• Selected prescription drug classes used in the past month, by sex and age Health, United States, 2011, table 100 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

 

* The term "attention deficit disorder (ADD)" is used rather than "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)" in some data sources.