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One in five Americans suffer from chronic pain, limiting their daily function and causing nearly $300 billion in lost productivity each year, according to new work by Harvard University researchers.
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Analysis: One-Fifth of US Adults Experience Chronic Pain
An estimated 50.2 million (20.5%) of US adults experience chronic pain, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass Eye and Ear suggest, in a new analysis.
In 2019, the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added a new set of questions relating to pain to its National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a large household-based annual survey that offers valuable insights into the health statuses of US adults nationwide.
Results from Brigham and Women’s analysis of data from this new survey is published in
“Chronic pain is a serious condition that affects millions of Americans. Other studies have touched on this fact, but data from pain clinics, hospitals and other providers tends to only provide information on people seeking out medical attention. Having the NHIS data to validate previous studies is incredibly impactful.”
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Key findings
Data from the National Health Interview Survey
In 2019, just over one-half of children aged 6 months through 17 years (53.1%) had an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months.
Overall, and for each race and Hispanic-origin group examined, influenza vaccination coverage was lower with increasing age.
Across all age groups, children in more rural areas had lower influenza vaccination coverage than those in urban areas.
The percentage of children who had received an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months ranged from 47.9% in the East South Central region to 65.3% in the New England region of the United States.
Increasing the proportion of persons, including children, who are vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza is a Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicator (1). Vaccination is effective in preventing influenza (2), and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends an annual influenza vaccination for children aged 6 months and over (3)