Digestive Diseases
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Number of adults with diagnosed ulcers: 14.8 million
- Percent of adults with diagnosed ulcers: 5.9%
Physician office visits
- Number of visits to physician offices with diseases of the digestive system as the primary diagnosis: 22.4 million
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with diseases of the digestive system as the primary diagnosis: 8.0 million
Page last reviewed: May 3, 2017
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics