FastStats - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

FastStats - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*

Morbidity: Children aged 5–17 years

• Percent ever diagnosed with ADHD: 10.6% (2014–2016)
• Percent of boys ever diagnosed with ADHD: 14.5% (2014–2016)
• Percent of girls ever diagnosed with ADHD: 6.5% (2014–2016)

Source: Health, United States, 2017, table 35[PDF – 9.8 MB]

Physician office visits

• Number of visits to physician offices with attention deficit disorder as the primary diagnosis: 10.9 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2013 Summary Tables, table 16[PDF – 926 MB]