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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)*

Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity: Children ages 3–17 years

Percent ever diagnosed with ADHD: 12.0% (2024) Percent of boys ever diagnosed with ADHD: 15.6% (2024) Percent of girls ever diagnosed with ADHD: 8.2% (2024)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

Health center visits

Rate of visits to health centers by adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: 52.6 visits/10,000 adults

Source: Visits to Health Centers by Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: United States, 2023

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

More data

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Ages 5–17 Years: United States, 2020–2022 Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health

Related Links

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey 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

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