Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity: Children aged 5–17 years Percent ever diagnosed with ADHD: 10.8% (2015–2017)

Percent of boys ever diagnosed with ADHD: 14.8% (2015–2017)

Percent of girls ever diagnosed with ADHD: 6.7% (2015–2017) Source: Health, United States, 2018, table 12 pdf icon[PDF – 9.8 MB]

Physician office visits Number of visits to physician offices with attention deficit disorder as the primary diagnosis: 13.6 million Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 National Summary Tables, table 15 pdf icon[PDF – 793 KB]

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

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