Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*
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Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of children 5-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 10.2% (2012-2014)
- Percent of boys 5-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 14.1% (2012-2014)
- Percent of girls 5-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 6.2% (2012-2014)
Ambulatory care visits
- Number of ambulatory care visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with attention deficit disorder as primary diagnosis: 9.0 million (average annual, 2009-2010)
* The term "attention deficit disorder (ADD)" is used rather than "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)" in some data sources.
More data
- Association Between Diagnosed ADHD and Selected Characteristics Among Children Aged 4–17 Years: United States, 2011–2013
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Aged 5-17 Years in the United States, 1998-2009
- Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
- Diagnostic Experiences of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [PDF - 230 KB]
- Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2005 -- 2011
- Physician Office Visits for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents Aged 4-17 Years; United States 2012-2013
- Psychotropic Medication Use Among Adolescents: United States, 2005–2010
- Selected prescription drug classes used in the past month, by sex and age Health, United States, 2015, table 80 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Tables of Summary Health Statistics from the National Health Interview Survey
Related Links
- Ambulatory Health Care Data
- National Health Interview Survey
- NCHS Survey Measures Catalog: Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disability
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: ADHD
- National Institute of Mental Health: ADHD
- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- Page last reviewed: October 7, 2015
- Page last updated: March 31, 2017
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