CDC-+ADHD,+Data+and+Statistics-NCBDDD

"4.5 million children 5-17 years of age have ever been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2006." "3%-7% of school-aged children suffer from ADHD. Some studies have estimated higher rates in community samples." "Diagnosis of ADHD increased an average of 3% per year from 1997 to 2006" "Boys (9.5%) are more likely than girls (5.9%) to have been diagnosed with ADHD" "ADHD diagnosis is significantly higher among non-Hispanic, primarily English-speaking, and insured children." "Prevalence rates are significantly higher for children in families in which the most highly educated adult was a high school graduate (or had completed 12 years of education), compared with children in families in which the most highly educated adult had a higher or lower level of education." "As of 2003, 2.5 million youth ages 4-17 years (56% of those with a diagnosis) were receiving medication treatment for the disorder. “   "Rates of medication treatment for ADHD vary by age and sex and ranged from .3% to 9.3%. “   "Prevalence of medication treatment for ADHD is highest among children aged 9-12 years.”    "About 5% of children had ADHD without Learning Disability (LD), 5% had LD without ADHD, and 4% had both conditions. “   "Children 12-17 years of age were more likely than children 6-11 years of age to have each of the diagnoses.”    "Children with each of the diagnoses were more likely than children with neither ADHD nor LD to have other chronic health conditions.” "A higher percentage of parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder reported non-fatal injuries (4.5% vs. 2.5% for healthy children)." "Children with ADHD, compared to children without ADHD, were more likely to have major injuries (59% vs. 49%), hospital inpatient (26% vs. 18%), hospital outpatient (41% vs. 33%), or emergency department admission (81% vs. 74%). " "Across 10 countries, it was projected that ADHD was associated with 143.8 million lost days of productivity each year. Most of this loss can be attributed to ADHD and not co-occurring conditions."
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